Reply Comments on the CPUC Policy Questions and an Interim Approach for Minimizing Emissions from Generation During Transmission Outages
On October 2, the CHBC submitted comments to the CPUC’s ruling seeking comment regarding Policy Questions and an Interim Approach for Minimizing Emissions from Generation During Transmission Outages. The CHBC reply comments outlined the following:
- Agrees that diesel generation should not be the default technology to supply backup power for outages in 2021 and that the state ought to prioritize accelerating the expanded deployment of clean technologies, in particular hydrogen fuel cells, which are far cleaner, safe, and commercially available today.
- Agrees that it is particularly important to recognize and mitigate the impact of diesel emissions on disadvantaged communities and supports mitigating this by prioritizing zero-emissions alternatives like hydrogen fuel cells.
- Supports exploring innovative ways to leverage hydrogen fuel cells to improve resiliency without polluting, such as utilizing V2G with zero-emissions vehicles as an electricity reliability and renewables integration strategy.
- Believes the Green Hydrogen Coalition makes several good recommendations that the Commission ought to consider for accelerating the displacement of fossil fuels with green hydrogen solutions.