Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gavin’s Newsom announcing a strategy to develop a hydrogen economy in California:

“SoCalGas applauds Governor Newsom’s announcement today and his strategy to develop a robust hydrogen market,” said SoCalGas President Maryam Brown. “Clean, renewable hydrogen will play a critical role in reaching California’s ambitious climate goals. California leads the nation in clean energy innovation, and SoCalGas will continue to support those efforts by leveraging its skilled workforce and infrastructure to help the state achieve net-zero emissions.”

For more information about SoCalGas’ hydrogen innovation, visit http://socalgas.com/hydrogen.