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Elliot Mainzer, CEO of the California Independent System’s Operator, known as Cal ISO, said extremely hot weather can always pose a threat to the grid.
Published: Thursday, May 20, 2021
Coal-fired power plant in Utah. Photo credit: George Frey/Getty Images
The coal-fired Intermountain Power Plant, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, is pictured in 2016 outside Delta, Utah. It is one of several fossil fuel power plants run by LADWP that the utility is converting to run on green hydrogen. George Frey/Getty Images
A new partnership of energy companies and utilities is aiming to make Los Angeles the first green hydrogen hub in the nation by replacing approximately a third of the city s natural gas with the carbon-free fuel by 2030.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the nonprofit Green Hydrogen Coalition and several companies announced the coalition this week to reach the 2030 target and bring down the cost of producing green, or carbon-free, hydrogen to $1.50 per kilogram by 2030. That would lower costs approximately 40% to 65% below current levels, according to some estimates.
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California s electric system is in a better position than it was last summer, when a record-breaking heatwave led to rolling blackouts in the state, but there s still cause for concern, according to a new assessment from the California Independent System Operator.
Although forecasted load levels have not significantly changed under normal conditions, CAISO could have a tough time meeting demand this summer thanks to a second year of low hydroelectric energy supplies and the higher possibility of extreme weather events, the report found.
CAISO s assessment indicates that additional procurement has left California slightly better off, said Seth Hilton, partner with Stoel Rives. But we probably have a long way to go before we get to a point where we have sufficient capacity where we re not concerned about summer heatwaves, he added.