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Federal funding pulled for Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, St. Regis, Montana impacted
MTN reported on Monday that St. Regis was soon to build a hydrogen hub converting sunlight and water into fuel.
However, the Trump Administration has pulled almost $8 billion in funding from 223 projects across the country, including $1 billion from the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub.
A job training center in St. Regis was hoping to bring jobs back to Mineral County after the area’s mill closed in 2021.
Trump energy department axes funding for Northwest hydrogen hub
The Trump administration announced Wednesday night, the first night of the federal government shutdown, that it is revoking $7.6 billion in funding for clean-energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning states, including a $1 billion cut to the Pacific Northwest’s multi-state hydrogen hub.
In a press release Thursday morning, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the agency reviewed the finances of each project thoroughly and determined many were not economically viable.
“President Trump promised to protect taxpayer dollars and expand America’s supply of affordable, reliable, and secure energy,” he said. “Today’s cancellation[s] deliver on that commitment.”
Leaders discuss hydrogen’s role in Montana’s economic future
Officials described renewable hydrogen as a foundation for sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel and renewable propane, transitional fuels that can power everything from jets and buses to farm equipment and locomotives. They also highlighted Missoula’s role as a hub for new infrastructure investment, projected to create good-paying union jobs across the community.
Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in every state between 2005 and 2023
CO2 emissions across the country primarily declined because less coal was burned in the electric power sector.
