Opinion: Can Utah become a hydrogen power hub?

October 27, 2022

Melissa Garff Ballard represents District 20 in the Utah House of Representatives. She serves on the National Advisory Board for Western States Hydrogen Alliance and has worked extensively across state lines to connect hydrogen producers and manufacturers with consumers.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Sen. Mitt Romney helped negotiate and ultimately passed in November 2021 will go a long way in helping Utah realize its full potential as a clean energy leader by creating a hydrogen hub. Increasing production of this emerging energy resource will enable us to not only address air quality concerns in the Salt Lake Valley and throughout the state, but also help create 21st-century jobs for Utahans and position our entire economy for continued growth.

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