Comments on SB 100 Joint Agency Report February 24, 2020 Modeling Inputs and Assumptions Workshop
On March 9, the CHBC submitted comments to the CEC regarding the SB 100 Joint Agency Report.The CHBC agreed with the direction of commenters thus far to ensure implementation of SB 100 is not prescriptive, maximizes optionality, and is technology inclusive. The comments outlined five points:
- Agree with E3 that gaseous fuels will be needed to successfully reach SB 100 goals, and highly encourage California, as it seeks to maintain power supply reliability, to transition from fossil natural gas generation to renewable and zero carbon gas generation, including power generated using renewable and zero carbon hydrogen and synthetic methane derived from such hydrogen.
- Hydrogen and methanated hydrogen produced with electricity can be stored for long periods in vast quantities, especially if the gas system is used as a storage medium, making it a particularly flexible and scalable resource for seasonal needs.
- Experts are furthermore projecting renewable hydrogen to become increasingly economical.
- Accelerating adoption of green electrolytic hydrogen as a storage and power generation resource is aligned with state legislative direction.
- Storage and generation projects are on the rise not only in the US, but also around the world, with many in operation or development on nearly every continent, in which the hydrogen is either returned to power, or used for other beneficial purposes such as industrial energy, building energy, or transportation.