IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen

The California Energy Commission (CEC) will host a workshop to provide an overview of the state of the market for firm zero-carbon resources to support reliability and the potential of hydrogen for the power and transportation sectors. It will include insights from CEC staff analysis in these areas, a discussion of clean firm capacity needs by load-serving entities (LSEs) and publicly owned utilities (POUs), and presentations from technology developers. The workshop provides an opportunity for stakeholders and interested members of the public to gain insights into the state of development for firm zero-carbon technologies and hydrogen. The information gained from this workshop will help guide the development of Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) chapters on firm zero-carbon technologies and hydrogen.

This workshop is part of the 2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report (2025 IEPR) proceeding. Chair David Hochschild is the CEC’s lead commissioner for the 2025 IEPR with Vice Chair Siva Gunda as the associate commissioner. The CEC aims to begin promptly at the start time posted, and the end time is an estimate based on the proposed agenda. It may end sooner or later than the posted end time.

The public can participate consistent with the attendance instructions below.

Notice and Agenda

• Notice of IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• Meeting Schedule

Transcript

• Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen

Presentations

• Incorporating Clean, Firm Resources into PG&E’s Integrated Resource Planning - 2A. Kurtis Kolnowski, PG&E
• 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) & The Role of Firm Resources - 2B. Mandip Samra, Burbank Water and Power
• 2030 Zero Carbon Plan - 2C. Sara Elsevier, SMUD
• SB 423 Firm Zero-carbon Resources Update - 3A. Chie Hong Yee Yang, CEC
• Breakthrough, Low-Cost, Multi-Day Energy Storage - 3B. Jason Houck, Form Energy
• Affordable, Reliable, Dispatchable and Low Carbon Power - 3C. Kent Leacock, Mainspring Energy
• Bioenergy - 3D. Julia Levin, Bioenergy Assoc of CA
• 2025 Fervo Energy and the Geothermal Decade - 3E. Harper, Fervo
• US Clean Hydrogen Market Outlook - 4. Payal Kaur, BNEF
• Redding Rancheria’s Biomass to Hydrogen - 5A. Jeremy Hayward, Redding Rancheria
• Advancing Clean Hydrogen Technology for Large-Scale Deployment and Market Growth - 5C. Shailesh Topiwala, Bosch
• IEPR Commissioner Workshop – H Cycle Waste to Hydrogen - 5D. Matt Franzen, H Cycle
• Get Ahead of the Grid - 5E. Craig Klaasmeyer, Kaizen Clean Energy
• SB 1075 Analysis Overview - 6A. Jea Boodry, CARB
• Hydrogen-Related Activity at the CPUC - 6B. Sasha Cole, CPUC
• Hydrogen Potential - Electric Generation and Transportation (2025 IEPR) - 6C. Sammy Sallam, CEC
• Hydrogen Demand Scenarios for Use in SB 1075 - 6D. Quentin Gee, CEC
• Kick Starting H2 Heavy Duty in CA - 5B.Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, Linde

Public Comments

• Sonoma Clean Power Authority Comments - IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• SDGE Comments on CEC IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Zero Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• Earthjustice Comments on IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• Comments submitted by Center for Biological Diversity
• Joint POUs Comments on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen Workshop
• CHBC Comment
• PG&E Comments RE IEPR Workshop on Firm Zero Carbon Resources
• SoCalGas Comments on the CEC IEPR Workshop on Firm Zero Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• GHC Comments on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources & Hydrogen Workshop
• XGS Comments on IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen
• CRC's Comments in Response to IEPR Workshop
• Air Products comments re July 29th IEPR workshop

Event Recording

• IEPR Commissioner Workshop on Firm Zero-Carbon Resources and Hydrogen - Zoom