Richmond, VA-based Dominion Energy Inc. is aiming to blend hydrogen into its natural gas systems with an investment in multiple pilot projects.

The utility, which serves nearly seven million customers in 16 different states, said the pilots would explore how hydrogen-blended natural gas works in pipelines and appliances. 

“Hydrogen is a huge innovation in clean energy,” said Dominion Chief Innovation Officer Mark Webb. “It’s clean energy for homes and businesses and also clean fuel for vehicles and manufacturing plants. Few other energy sources have the potential to do so much good, so broadly across the economy.”

The company’s first hydrogen project has begun at its Training Academy in Salt Lake City. The project consists of blending 5% hydrogen into a test system to...