Clean Energy Wins L.A.’s 2nd Hydrogen Fueling Bus Station

SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) – Clean Energy Fuels announced on Thursday (9/25) that it has won the design, build and maintenance contract for a second hydrogen fueling station to be constructed for Foothill Transit, a bus operator serving 11 million customers in Los Angeles.

The second station, costing $11.3 million, will be at Foothill Transit’s Arcadia bus yard, which also serves as fueling depot for the operator’s renewable natural gas bus fleet, Clean Energy said in a statement.

An initial order of 19 new hydrogen fuel cell buses will be delivered to operate out of the new site, which will be partly funded by federal and state grant assistance, Clean Energy stated.

Foothill Transit carries over 11 million customers a year across San Gabriel Valley, Pomona Valley and downtown Los Angeles. Its first hydrogen-fueled Pomona station is also operated and maintained by Clean Energy, which built and launched the project in 2023.

The new Arcadia station will store liquid hydrogen and dispense it in gaseous form at the site, which is now in design stage with construction scheduled to begin in mid-2026.