Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) announced on February 17, 2022, that it has begun the planning and development process for the Angeles Link, a pipeline system that would deliver hydrogen to the Los Angeles area.[1] The utility also filed a request with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for the creation of a memorandum account to record project costs and provide customers and stakeholders with a way to track developments associated with the project. SoCalGas aims to decarbonize its operations by 2045 and says that the Angeles Link will accelerate progress toward this goal. According to SoCalGas, the project would be capable of delivering green hydrogen equivalent to 25% of its current natural gas capacity and displace up to 3 million gallons of diesel fuel per day. Based on potential hydrogen demand within the Los Angeles Basin, the utility expects that the new system will use 25-35 GW of renewable energy from wind, solar, or batteries. The electricity will be used to produce hydrogen from electrolyzers. The Angeles Link could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric generation, industrial processes, heavy-duty trucks, and other hard-to-electrify sectors.

[1] https://www.socalgas.com/sustainability/hydrogen/angeles-link