On Aug. 4, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council voted 10–3 to deny a CEQA appeal and uphold LADWP’s Final EIR for the roughly $800 million Scattergood Units 1–2 hydrogen-ready retrofit. Two Superior Court suits now challenge an undefined hydrogen supply and deferred infrastructure analysis.
By Staff Reporter · Los Angeles Desk · Sept. 12, 2026
Council denied the appeal 10–3, upholding the Oct. 28, 2025 Board EIR certification (SCH 2023050366).
Plaintiffs argue the EIR marketed green-hydrogen readiness while admitting supply is unidentified—leaving a path to 100% natural gas.