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Los Angeles plans to become the first US city to use renewable hydrogen to generate electricity, eventually phasing out coal and oil completely. They intend to be 100% renewable before the year 2045 but may even reach this goal in the next ten years. The first hydrogen plant will be operational in 2025.

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Fri Mar 13 - Bloomberg

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