Position: SUPPORT

Assembly Bill 2505 creates a temporary tariff allowing electrical companies to fund the distribution upgrades needed to install separate electric meters at hydrogen refueling stations for heavy-duty vehicles. The bill responds to stations that, without a separate meter and service line for their hydrogen pumps, cannot participate in demand response programs and lowers the cost of installing new pumps at existing stations.

Position - SUPPORT

Senate Bill 1424 expands California's partial sales tax exemption for manufacturing and R&D to cover the processing of hydrogen or electricity sold to fuel or charge vehicles. Since transportation accounts for roughly half of California's greenhouse gas emissions, speeding up the build-out of fueling and charging stations is key to meeting climate and air quality targets.

CHC also regularly advocates for the hydrogen industry before state government agencies that regulate and fund hydrogen programs, such as this July 2026 letter to the California Energy Commission commenting on updates to the Commission’s 2026–2027 Clean Transportation Program.