November 3, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Hydrogen-production projects are springing up across the U.S., fueled by growing interest from the Chemical Processing Industry and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) $8 billion program to develop clean-hydrogen hubs nationwide. But several southeastern states have lagged the rest of the nation in hydrogen development, and a coalition of companies such as <a href='https://www.dominionenergy.com/' target='_blank'>Dominion Energy Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:D' target='_blank'>NYSE:D</a>) (Richmond, Virginia), <a href='https://www.southerncompany.com/' target='_blank'>Southern Company</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:SO/' target='_blank'>NYSE:SO</a>) (Atlanta, Georgia) and <a href='https://www.duke-energy.com/home' target='_blank'>Duke Energy</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:DUK' target='_blank'>NYSE:DUK</a>) are trying to change that. The group aims to create a six-state hydrogen hub. The Southeast Hydrogen Hub coalition includes hydrogen users in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Of the more than $50 billion worth of U.S.-based hydrogen projects tracked by Industrial Info, only $574 million worth are in these six states. These include projects <a href='https://www.plugpower.com/' target='_blank'>Plug Power Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/plug' target='_blank'>NASDAQ:PLUG</a>), <a href='https://www.mathesongas.com/' target='_blank'>Matheson Tri-Gas Incorporated</a>, Nippon Sanso Holding Corporation, <a href='https://www.vertexenergy.com/' target='_blank'>Vertex Energy Incorporated</a> (<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/vtnr' target='_blank'>NASDAQ:VTNR</a>), Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Kentucky Utilities Company and <a href='https://www.pplweb.com/' target='_blank'>PPL Corporation</a> (<a href='https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:PPL' target='_blank'>NYSE:PPL</a>).