CT EO 21-3 calls for 23 actions including developing a plan for reducing heating and cooling emissions in commercial and industrial buildings and processes, updating the state building code to prioritize GHG emissions reductions, purchasing 100% zero-carbon electricity, updating appliance standards for efficiency, opening an
Oklahoma added hydrogen production, storage, and distribution to its list of focus technologies for research and development and aims to turn Oklahoma into a resource hub for hydrogen. The Initiative also outlines the academic institutions responsible for providing Initiative board Members, their terms, and their
Washington established a statewide Renewable Fuels Office to promote RDD&D of renewable fuel technologies and facilitate the establishment of a Clean Hydrogen Hub in the state. The state also tasked the office with studying hydrogen incentive structures, standards, and future regulation, supporting the equitable implementation
The Oklahoma State Legislature acknowledges that renewable natural gas (RNG) can help ensure that the state reaches carbon neutrality. Thus, it mandates that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issue a report and recommendations to the Legislature regarding the ability and appropriateness of natural gas utilities to
The Oklahoma Statutes call for the creation of a Hydrogen Production, Transportation, and Infrastructure Task Force to meet at least once a month and discuss issues of hydrogen power, such as the incentives and taxes necessary to accelerate a hydrogen economy in the state. A
The State Department of Energy must develop and maintain an inventory of biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) resources available to the state. This inventory can include potential sources and their estimated production quantities, estimates of the range of technologies available to the state, and
The State Department of Energy is tasked with studying the benefits and barriers to renewable hydrogen production in Oregon to analyze how this resource can support the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Among other things, the study will include information about the hydrogen volume currently
The New Mexico Economic Development Department commissioned this report, released in January 2022, laying out a vision for how the state can draw on its existing oil and gas infrastructure, wind and solar resources, and geologic resources to establish a clean hydrogen hub. The report
The Public Utilities Commission approved an investigation into ways to enable energy storage projects to receive compensation for avoided transmission and distribution costs, while also participating in wholesale energy markets. The Commission will consider public policy’s role in establishing accurate price signals, costs and benefits,
Hawaii Senate Bill 2818 (2020) requires a study determining the economic and technical feasibility of renewable gas in Hawaii, which it defines as biogas, hydrogen gas derived from renewable energy sources or carbon dioxide from waste. The potential will be considered for end use by
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