"The board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to convert part of the city's largest natural gas-fired power plant into one that also can burn hydrogen. In a 3-0 vote, the DWP board signed off on the final environmental impact report for an $800-million modernization of Units 1 and 2 of the Scattergood Generating Station in Playa del Rey. The power plant dates to the late 1950s and both units are legally required to be shut down by the end of 2029."
""This project is critical to LADWP's clean energy transition as it helps us preserve a key power system asset, meet our clean energy goals, and ensures reliability for our customers," Senior Assistant General Manager David Hanson said. "The Scattergood modernization project is the No. 1 priority on the power system's 'Top 10' priority list. This project is essential." But the plan has many detractors, including a number of local environmental groups who say it will prolong the life of the city's fossil fuel infrastructure when L.A. should be investing heavily in more proven clean technologies such as solar, wind and battery energy storage."
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power approved an $800-million modernization to convert Scattergood Generating Station Units 1 and 2 to combined-cycle turbines capable of burning a mix of natural gas and at least 30% hydrogen. The existing units date to the late 1950s and must be retired by the end of 2029. The plan aims for eventual 100% hydrogen operation as green hydrogen supply increases; green hydrogen would be produced by electrolysis and emits no carbon dioxide when burned. The DWP frames the project as essential for reliability and reaching 100% renewable energy by 2035. Local environmental groups contend the conversion prolongs fossil-fuel infrastructure and diverts investment from solar, wind and battery storage.
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