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2023-02-11 -Great Cultural Revolution

L.A. City Council Votes Unanimously to Replace Natural Gas with Unproven Hydrogen Power

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-02-11 06:53|| || Front Page|| [18 views ] Top

#1 ...unanimously... hilariously

FIFY

Posted by Mercutio 2023-02-11 10:14|| 2023-02-11 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 There may be an earth-shattering kaboom!

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-02-11 10:54|| 2023-02-11 10:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Hydrogen? What the hell's wrong with unicorn farts?

Posted by CrazyFool 2023-02-11 11:33|| 2023-02-11 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 So, no discussion about likely needing to replace all the piping, because hydrogen molecules are tiny and "leaky", and tend to work their way through gaps that methane can't. Moving on to the subject of "hydrogen embrittlement" due to H working into molecular sized cracks.
And don't say you'll use plastic pipes; pure H doesn't work well with hydrocarbon materials, at least in anything but the short term.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-02-11 11:51|| 2023-02-11 11:51|| Front Page Top

#5 "The city’s ultimate goal is burning 100% green hydrogen — but [Department of Water and Power] officials have acknowledged the technology might not be ready right away. "

Sounds suspiciously like a feel-good vote that will not actually change anything. At least the residents of LA should hope that is what it is.

Posted by Tom 2023-02-11 13:33|| 2023-02-11 13:33|| Front Page Top

#6 LA planning for a Hindenberg moment? YJCMTSU!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-02-11 14:55|| 2023-02-11 14:55|| Front Page Top

#7 The city’s goal is to produce 100% “clean” electricity by 2035 — an even more aggressive goal than the state’s target of 100% renewable by 2045, though a recent state analysis suggested there is no plan to achieve it.

They obviously learned nothing from the (more than $100 billion dollar) California high speed rail fiasco.

What is wrong with these people ?

Posted by junkiron 2023-02-11 20:07|| 2023-02-11 20:07|| Front Page Top

#8 But think of all the graft building the test plant and then going 100% electric after cutting all the Natural Gas off.

Posted by magpie 2023-02-11 21:18|| 2023-02-11 21:18|| Front Page Top

#9 As I recollect, Green hydrogen is made by cracking water using electrical power created at the site from solar. Good luck, that tech isn’t here yet in any efficient way.

Posted by KBK 2023-02-11 22:11|| 2023-02-11 22:11|| Front Page Top

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