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I was impressed by SCE's plan to electrify and provide electric
power to cranes and other assorted heavy duty equipment at the Long
Beach port facility.  However, such an approach is absent as to
what hydrogen vehicles can bring to the table.  Toyota has a
project to build large hydrogen fuel cell trucks at the port and
provide hydrogen fuel and electricity to the port.  I worked at the
DOE for 31 years and lastly in the hydrogen program.  There we
considered City Gate Plants that co-produced electricity, hydrogen
fuel for vehicles and grid storage, and water.  The development of
2500 F and sub- sequentially 3100 F hydrogen turbines by 2022 will
significantly reduce electric generation costs to permit carbon
sequestration or utilization of biomass feedstocks.  GTI is
currently developing a Compact Hydrogen Generator that is far
smaller than an SMR and less costly.  The current California grid
model with solar and wind as the renewable resources leaves a
system requiring too much battery storage which is far more costly
than hydrogen storage ($150/kWh vs $25/kWh and much less required).
 SCE NEEDS TO BETTER EVALUATE THE BENEFITS OF A HYDROGEN ECONOMY
FOR THE GRID AND TRANSPORTATION and a more encompassing port
facility project list.