# Forgoing Fossil Fuels, a New Mexico Utility Eyes Green Hydrogen

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/forgoing-fossil-fuels-a-new-mexico-utility-eyes-green-hydrogen/
- Published: 2024-09-02T09:45:01-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: Kit Carson Electric has been seeking funding for a green hydrogen project at a Questa, New Mexico, molybdenum mine that is currently a Superfund site, shown here. Image credit: Kent G. Budge via Wikimedia Commons. Article by Mary Catherine O’Connor. Undark – August 27, 2024. Originally published by High Country News. Hydrogen — the smallest and simplest molecule and also the Earth’s most abundant element — is essential to living things. It’s also necessary for modern industrial processes like oil refining and fertilizer production. And in Questa, New Mexico, it could help power a fossil-free electric grid by producing what’s called “green hydrogen.” […] Click here to view original web page at undark.org