Local lawmakers urge changes to proposed federal hydrogen energy rules

EVERETT — Three local lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to edit the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit to create flexibility for regional energy economies.

U.S. Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Medina, Kim Schrier, D-Sammamish, and Rick Larsen, D-Everett, argue a strict section of the proposed rule undermines the intention of supporting the country’s growth of a hydrogen energy market. They say tight federal guidelines may be counterproductive in states that already have clean energy policies, like Washington.

The current rules would set back climate change progress, halt billions in private sector investments and stop the creation of thousands of sustainable, high-paying jobs, they argued this week.

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Right now, industrial facilities primarily use natural gas as a methane source to create hydrogen by super heating the gas and splitting hydrogen molecules off methane compounds. However, this method produces carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

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