that the Commission is focused transportation planning agencies, on in this (Sierra automakers, and other electric vehicle proceeding.” Club Reply Comments on (Id. at 8-9.) experts.” Track 2 Issues at 7-8, February 19, 2016.) yet another forum to “Providing consider V1G issues can create that pertain to the confusion, further undermining the goal “Arguments integration of one-way electric of increasing the deployment of vehicles into the storage resources in this State’s renewable energy resource proceeding. For this reason, we do not markets should be re-directed modify our decision to exclude V1G to the proceedings in which the from eligibility to meet the energy Commission is already storage targets.” (Id.) considering such issues. Providing yet another forum to consider V1G issues can create confusion, further undermining the goal of increasing the deployment of two-way storage resources in this (Id. at 9) proceeding.” 5. The Commission Should The Commission sided with Sierra Club Verified Not Re-visit its Prior and others on the issue of whether to Determination Regarding the revisit its prior non-eligibility Eligibility of Hydrogen Power determination for hydrogen P2G to Gas (P2G) Resources. resources in D. 17-04-039. technologies may Track 2 comments CHBC and “[P2G] “In involve creating methane gas, a SoCalGas encourage us to revisit this potent GHG, from renewable prior decision while Sierra Club, CESA, energy resources. Combusting and ORA support P2G remaining this newly created methane in a ineligible when injected into the natural power plant will increase gas pipeline system.” (D.17-04-039 GHGs emissions; thus, at 11.) converting clean energy into dirty energy. Similarly, leaks Club counters that injection of “Sierra of this methane from storage hydrogen into the natural gas pipeline will also increase GHG system, or injection of methane created emissions. Thus, using in lieu of hydrogen in order to allow [P2G] resources to meet increased storage in the natural gas storage procurement targets system, takes clean power and converts would jeopardize progress it into dirty energy because combusting toward the GHG this converted energy will result in an State’s reduction goals, which are increase of greenhouse gas emissions.” explicitly included in the (Id. at 12.) energy storage procurement
that the Commission is focused on in this proceeding.” (Sierra Club Reply Comments on Track 2 Issues at 7-8, February 19, 2016.) “Arguments that pertain to the integration of one-way electric vehicles into the State’s renewable energy resource markets should be re-directed to the proceedings in which the Commission is already considering such issues. Providing yet another forum to consider V1G issues can create confusion, further undermining the goal of increasing the deployment of two-way storage resources in this proceeding.” (Id. at 9) transportation planning agencies, automakers, and other electric vehicle experts.” (Id. at 8-9.) “Providing yet another forum to consider V1G issues can create confusion, further undermining the goal of increasing the deployment of storage resources in this proceeding. For this reason, we do not modify our decision to exclude V1G from eligibility to meet the energy storage targets.” (Id.) 5. The Commission Should Not Re-visit its Prior Determination Regarding the Eligibility of Hydrogen Power to Gas (P2G) Resources. “[P2G] technologies may involve creating methane gas, a potent GHG, from renewable energy resources. Combusting this newly created methane in a power plant will increase GHGs emissions; thus, converting clean energy into dirty energy. Similarly, leaks of this methane from storage will also increase GHG emissions. Thus, using [P2G] resources to meet storage procurement targets would jeopardize progress toward the State’s GHG reduction goals, which are explicitly included in the energy storage procurement The Commission sided with Sierra Club and others on the issue of whether to revisit its prior non-eligibility determination for hydrogen P2G resources in D. 17-04-039. “In Track 2 comments CHBC and SoCalGas encourage us to revisit this prior decision while Sierra Club, CESA, and ORA support P2G remaining ineligible when injected into the natural gas pipeline system.” (D.17-04-039 at 11.) “Sierra Club counters that injection of hydrogen into the natural gas pipeline system, or injection of methane created in lieu of hydrogen in order to allow increased storage in the natural gas system, takes clean power and converts it into dirty energy because combusting this converted energy will result in an increase of greenhouse gas emissions.” (Id. at 12.) Verified
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