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We’re helping the transition to a low-carbon economy by using innovative technology to
minimize our environmental impact.
GREENING THE VERIZON FLEET
During the past ve years, we implemented a variety of solutions
to reduce the carbon emissions of our 35,000-vehicle eet.
These include adopting hybrid and alternative-fuel technologies,
implementing fuel-saving practices such as reduced idling, and
deploying vehicle monitoring systems.
To address the need for more eco-friendly vehicles in our eet,
we collaborated with VIA Motors to develop an extended-range
electric cargo van that is expected to deliver 100 mpg with near-
zero fuel emissions. Per vehicle, that works out to saving 750
gallons of fuel and reducing CO2 emissions by 2.4 metric tons
annually. We are currently testing two of these vans.
We also have a wireless solution that links location-based services
with the on-board monitoring systems of our vehicles. Information
gathered with this system is transmitted to desktops, tablets or
smartphones and analyzed. This information includes details
on individual vehicle mileage and emissions and allows Verizon
managers to schedule preventative maintenance.
WIND-Solar techNology
We are testing a new hybrid wind/solar technology as a way to
power cell sites. A trial is under way in Salem, Mass., where Verizon
has teamed up with Wing Power Energy to erect three small wind/
solar turbines on the roof of our building.
In a similar eort, Verizon Wireless partnered with the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory to test whether combinations
HOW CAN WE BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE?
POWERFUL ANSWERS
Jerry Bascom, principal construction
engineer, inspects the solar panels
at Verizon’s mobile switching center
in Fairfield, California. The building,
which is certified by LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design),
gets up to 30 percent of its energy
from the panels.
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