In the year under review, every one of our national companies met its energy needs entirely from renewable sources. In determining the amount, the national companies can also include certificates (guarantees of origin) and power purchase agreements (PPAs) for electricity obtained from renewable energy.

Deutsche Telekom in Germany purchases its electricity as part of a green tariff (generated under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). 23 percent comes directly from renewable energies. The rest is covered by guarantees of origin, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and a small proportion by in-house generation.

T-Mobile US has reached our Group target primarily with wind power, but also with solar energy. To that end, the American national company has concluded long-term contracts (12-15 years) with wind and solar farm operators, which gives the power producers security of investment. We are also aiming to conclude such long-term electricity purchase agreements in other countries. As of the end of 2022, 28 percent of the power we used throughout the Group was obtained via PPAs.

We use the Renewable Energies ESG KPI  to measure our progress. It is calculated based on the share of renewable energy in total electricity consumption, and is compared here, for all national companies, to the share of renewable energy in the national energy mix (country mix)a).