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#hydrogen101

Underground hydrogen storage is a method proven worldwide to save massive H2 kilograms for later chemical use or for power generation

ACES-Delta green hydrogen project in Utah (to make power for #LADWP) is 95% complete & plant commissioning started:

“Once fully operational, this site is expected to offer storage capacity 2x to 3x greater than all US grid-connected batteries today, with further expansion potential"

Think of that: 1 H2 site = 2x-3x ALL US grid-connected #BESS !

In controversial move, LADWP says it will shift its largest gas power plant to hydrogen

The DWP board approved an $800-million plan to convert two units at the Scattergood Generating Station in Playa Del Rey to run on green hydrogen.

Los Angeles Times

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/28/2025

LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era

https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/10/scattergood-hydrogen-crossroads-ladwp/

#LosAngeles #LADWP #California #FossilFuels #RenewableEnergy #hydrogen #NaturalGas

Defunded by Trump, California’s clean energy hopes reach a crossroads in Los Angeles

The federal government pulled $1.2 billion in hydrogen funding for California. Los Angeles is pressing ahead anyway — starting with the Scattergood power plant.

CalMatters

CPH Daily Bulletin 10/19/2025

The little-known groundwater #LosAngeles pumps in the #OwensValley, and the tribes who want it back

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-18/owens-valley-tribes-water

#Water #California #LADWP #BishopPaiute #LonePine #WaterRights

Tribes say L.A.'s pumping of groundwater is drying up Owens Valley

In the Owens Valley, Los Angeles siphons water from Sierra streams and also pumps groundwater from wells. Native tribes are calling for the city to take less water.

Los Angeles Times
Getty Villa, several others added as defendants to Palisades fire lawsuit

New defendants are blamed for overgrown brush, broken power poles and natural gas explosions, which a lawsuit contends all fueled the fire.

Daily News
California says goodbye to coal and hello to cleaner electricity

Your morning catch-up: California says goodbye to coal, trash fees will surge for L.A. residents and more big stories.

Los Angeles Times
Palisades Fire victims accuse LADWP of altering records and changing policies in amended lawsuit

The lawsuit accuses LADWP of failing to comply with its own policy, then changing the policy and altering a log to erase a delayed arrival to shut off power to the Palisades on Jan. 7.