Despite strong slams from enviros, LA City Council committee pushes plan to shift Scattergood power plant to hydrogen.
By Eric He, City News Service
City Council President Paul Krekorian, who sits on the energy committee, called the plan necessary for Los Angeles to meet its goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2035. According to a resolution approved by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners in August, the shift to green hydrogen would help the department reach its goal of transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2035.
Vargas called the process of the ordinance passing “perpetuating institutional racism,” with the end result disproportionately impacting Black and Brown communities. She wanted an alternative energy source that doesn’t combust hydrogen, and to shut down DWP’s four plants in the Los Angeles Basin. Marcia Hanscom, executive director of the Ballona Institute — a group working to preserve the Ballona Wetlands in Playa de Rey — said that Playa del Rey already has a gas storage facility that is a risk to the environment and surrounding neighborhood. The city council last year called for the closure of that facility.
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