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September 12, 2024

Against a backdrop of policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, operators of a handful of natural gas plants have taken early steps to integrate hydrogen into their fuel streams. Hydrogen alone does not create CO2 emissions when combusted.

A few natural gas power plant operators in the United States have taken or announced plans to take one of three steps:

Testing cofiring hydrogen at existing facilities Upgrading existing turbines to use a blend of natural gas and hydrogen Including the capability to use a blend of natural gas and hydrogen when building new natural gas power plants

Natural gas is the single-largest source of energy used to generate electricity in the United States, making up 43% of electricity generation in 2023, but hydrogen use is not currently widespread or

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