FERC Authority Could Speed Hydrogen Build-Out, Manchin Says (1)

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should oversee any future build-out of hydrogen pipelines, Sen. Joe Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Tuesday.

“It certainly makes sense” for the commission to add hydrogen to its jurisdiction because the commission currently reviews interstate natural gas pipeline projects, the West Virginia Democrat said at a committee hearing.

A federal siting authority is important as other energy infrastructure, like electric transmission lines, face long permitting delays as different states and agencies, Manchin said. Congress last year granted the commission authority to approve certain transmission lines if state commissions ...