Scott, Ossoff, Graham, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Coalition Backing Southeast Hydrogen Hub Proposal

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and six of their Senate colleagues in fighting to strengthen American energy security and attract new economic investment in South Carolina and across the Southeast.

In November, a coalition of energy companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations in the Southeast announced that it will work to establish hydrogen energy infrastructure and pursue a competitive grant opportunity through the Department of Energy. 

In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the bipartisan group of Southeastern senators expressed support for the Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition.

“The Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition’s member states are home to many of the nation’s leading transportation, logistics, energy, manufacturing and research assets. We are heartened by the Department of Energy’s encouraging notification in response to the coalition’s concept paper and urge the Department to select the Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition for funding. We stand ready to provide long-term support for the Southeast Hydrogen Hub’s implementation and growth,” the Senators wrote. 

Senators Scott, Ossoff, and Graham were joined by Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.).

Read the full letter here or below:

 
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm

Secretary

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585

Dear Secretary Granholm,

As Senators representing Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, we join together to demonstrate our support for the Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition.

The Hydrogen Hub program was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and presents a unique opportunity to grow the Southeast’s economy, strengthen U.S. energy independence, lower costs for households and businesses, and continue to develop the region as a clean energy leader.

The Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition’s member states are home to many of the nation’s leading transportation, logistics, energy, manufacturing, and research assets. We are heartened by the Department of Energy’s encouraging notification in response to the coalition’s concept paper and urge the Department to select the Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition for funding. We stand ready to provide long-term support for the Southeast Hydrogen Hub’s implementation and growth. 

Sincerely,