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City liaison says energy‑grant hydrogen pilot could require new planning rules; initial site proposed at city hall
Summary
Depoe Bay received an energy grant and city council liaisons briefed the planning commission on a possible hydrogen generation pilot using rooftop solar and vertical wind turbines, with the first station proposed on city hall’s back lot; staff noted potential fire‑code and zoning implications.
Depoe Bay — City staff reported to the Planning Commission that a recent energy grant (referred to in the meeting as the "grama energy grant") could fund small local hydrogen‑generation sites that use solar and vertical wind turbines and store hydrogen for use in fuel cells. The project could prompt future planning‑code work to address siting, storage, and fire‑safety requirements.
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