The U.S. Department of Energy is beginning its environmental impact assessment of the program, which promises about $1 billion in federal funding for the region.
Oregon and Washington scored big Friday in a fiercely contested national competition to grab a share of $7 billion to kickstart the production and use of “green” hydrogen.
Over the next five years, the utility company hopes to demonstrate the safety of using hydrogen blends to cheaply lower carbon emissions without the need for completely new infrastructure.