San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) is accelerating its drive toward reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045, the Sempra subsidiary reported Monday.

The announcement comes less than a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation pushing for faster adoption of “firm zero-carbon resources” to generate electricity.

According to SDG&E CEO Caroline Winn, the utility’s sustainability strategy update incorporates feedback gathered from “a wide cross section of stakeholders” over the past year to advance carbon neutrality in its Southern California service area. 

SDG&E supplies gas and electric services to customers in Orange and San Diego counties.

“We recognize we still have much work to do and that we can’t do it alone,” said...