According to a report by the California Energy Commission, California’s power demand could double in the next quarter century, requiring an even stronger, integrated gas and electric energy system. Sempra believes combining the strengths of clean electrons from solar, wind and hydro with the strengths of clean molecules like hydrogen and renewable natural gas, can deliver a more reliable and affordable clean energy future.
Today, Sempra subsidiary Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) proposed what would be the largest green hydrogen energy infrastructure system in the United States, known as The Angeles Link.
The Angeles Link would be comprised of a new hydrogen-ready, interstate pipeline system capable of delivering green hydrogen into the Los Angeles basin. In doing so, The Angeles Link could drive deep decarbonization of dispatchable electric generation, hard-to-electrify industries and heavy-duty transportation in Los Angeles County, home to an estimated 10 million people and one of the largest industrial hubs in the nation. 拟议中的新氢系统有可能显著减少该地区对天然气和柴油燃料的需求, helping accelerate California’s climate and clean air goals.
Sempra California committed to innovation
“加州以其在技术和创新方面的领导地位而闻名，并采取大胆行动帮助解决一些社会面临的最大挑战, so it is fitting that we are at the frontier of a potential new integrated energy system,” said Kevin Sagara, group president of Sempra. “Sempra的加州公用事业公司专注于创新和建立新的综合能源网络，为客户提供更清洁的电力形式，为工业客户提供一套低碳工具，以帮助减少排放.”
Sempra has been intentional about updating its portfolio over the last several years to focus on the electrification of consumer markets, the expansion of energy networks and the global shift to cleaner power. A clean fuels network leveraging new and existing infrastructure 随着各地区努力脱碳和发展扩大电气化的手段，能否支持客户的选择.
“The needs of energy customers are changing,” said Sagara. “A dedicated hydrogen-ready pipeline system would have the potential to integrate more renewables on the electric grid, provide valuable storage and enhance reliability.”
Hydrogen’s role in a net-zero future
在仅靠可再生电力无法实现减排的行业和部门，绿色氢具有显著减排的潜力, such as certain industrial processes, building heating and transport. As the industrial sector transitions from carbon-based fuels like coal, natural gas and oil, to cleaner fuels, like renewable natural gas and hydrogen, both the electric grid and natural gas grid must become even more robust.
In its 2021 World Economic Outlook net-zero energy scenario, 国际能源署(International Energy Agency)预计，到2050年，全球50%以上的天然气产量将用于生产低碳氢. Dedicated pipeline and storage infrastructure, among other things, is needed to deliver this promising fuel of the future. 国际能源署呼吁各国政府“确保部署所需的基础设施，以支持低碳氢供需的长期增长, including hydrogen pipelines, port facilities and storage.”
As the owner of one of the largest energy networks in North America, Sempra正在努力扩大电网并实现灵活性，以便零碳电子和分子可以协同工作，以满足客户不断变化的能源需求.
The proposed Angeles Link is in its initial stage of development, and subsequent stages will require regulatory review and discretionary approvals, among other things.
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Factors, among others, 可能导致实际结果和事件与任何前瞻性陈述中描述的重大差异的风险和不确定性包括:加州野火, 包括我们可能被判对损害负责的风险，无论过失如何，我们可能无法从保险中收回成本, the wildfire fund established by California Assembly Bill 1054 or in rates from customers; decisions, investigations, regulations, issuances or revocations of permits and other authorizations, renewals of franchises, and other actions by (i) the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Comisión Reguladora de Energía, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, and other regulatory and governmental bodies and (ii) states, counties, cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S., Mexico and other countries in which we do business; the success of business development efforts, construction projects and acquisitions and divestitures, including risks in (i) the ability to make a final investment decision, (ii) completing construction projects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iii) the ability to realize anticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, and (iv) obtaining the consent or approval of partners or other third parties, including governmental entities; the resolution of civil and criminal litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and proceedings, and arbitrations, including those related to the natural gas leak at Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility; changes to laws, including proposed changes to the Mexican constitution that could materially limit access to the electric generation market and changes to Mexico’s trade rules that could materially limit our ability to import and export hydrocarbons; failure of foreign governments and state-owned entities to honor their contracts and commitments and property disputes; actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook and our ability to borrow on favorable terms and meet our substantial debt service obligations; the impact of energy and climate goals, policies, legislation and rulemaking, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas generally and any deterioration of or increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment for California natural gas distribution companies; the pace of the development and adoption of new technologies in the energy sector, including those designed to support governmental and private party energy and climate goals, and our ability to timely and economically incorporate them into our business; weather, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions, acts of terrorism, information system outages or other events that disrupt our operations, damage our facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires or subject us to liability for property damage or personal injuries, fines and penalties, some of which may not be covered by insurance, may be disputed by insurers or may otherwise not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of electric power and natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the transmission grid or limitations on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including potential vaccination mandates, on capital projects, regulatory approvals and the execution of our operations; cybersecurity threats to the energy grid, storage and pipeline infrastructure, information and systems used to operate our businesses, 我们的专有信息以及客户和员工的个人信息的保密性, including ransomware attacks on our systems and the systems of third-party vendors and other parties with which we conduct business; the impact at San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E)由于分布式和本地发电的增长，有竞争力的客户价格和可靠性, 包括由于客户转移到直接访问和社区选择聚合而导致的零售负荷下降, and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets and contractual obligations; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC’s (Oncor) ability to eliminate or reduce its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor’s independent directors or a minority member director; volatility in foreign currency exchange, 通货膨胀，利率和商品价格以及我们有效对冲这些风险和利率的能力, the impact on SDG&E’s and SoCalGas’ cost of capital; changes in tax and trade policies, laws and regulations, including tariffs and revisions to international trade agreements that may increase our costs, reduce our competitiveness, or impair our ability to resolve trade disputes; and other uncertainties, some of which may be difficult to predict and are beyond our control.
These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and on Sempra’s website, web-sitemap.nhathongminhgialai.net. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.
Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra LNG, Sempra Mexico, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the California utilities, SDG&E or SoCalGas, and Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra LNG, Sempra Mexico, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.
