Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

carbon dioxide that would have been emitted into the atmosphere by a similar-sized
fossil-fuel based power plant during one year. The project is expected to save Verizon
some $250,000 annually in commercial power costs. Project participants include NYPA
and NYSERDA.
Local 25 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Headquarters,
Hauppauge: First combined use of solar power and a fuel cell system on Long Island.
The 15-kW solar power system and 5-kW Plug Power fuel cell unit provide electric
power and domestic hot water to the facility. During an electrical outage the fuel cell is
capable of operating independent of the electric grid, supplying electricity to critical loads
and emergency lighting throughout the facility. Part of LIPA’s Clean Energy Initiative.
Installed in 2005.
Suffolk County William Rogers Legislative Building, Hauppauge: Installed by LIPA
in 2003, the three, Plug Power 5-kW PEM units are interconnected to LIPA's grid and
operate in a CHP mode, providing electricity and heat on-site.
Suffolk State Office Building, Hauppauge: Installed in 2005 as part of a partnership
of the New York Power Authority and the New York State Office of General Services.
The UTC Power 200-kW PAFC supplies power to the New York State Regional
Emergency Management Office, located in the facility. The Regional Emergency
Management Office coordinates emergency planning and response for the New York
City and Long Island metropolitan areas. In the event of a utility interruption, the fuel cell
will isolate from the grid parallel circuit and automatically reconnect to a backup circuit
within five seconds. Upon utility startup, the fuel cell will automatically return to the grid
parallel circuit.
BOCES Regional Information Center, Syracuse and Liverpool High School,
Liverpool: The Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Regional
Information Center UTC 200-kW Power PAFC was installed in 1997 to provide
emergency uninterruptible back-up power to the BOCES computer system which
provides Internet for public schools and is used for administrative support, data and
payroll processing. A 200-kW PAFC, installed in 2000, also serves Liverpool High
School as an educational resource for science teachers and operates grid-independently
to allow the high school to become an emergency shelter during community disasters.
Both installations are projects of the Onondaga-Courtland-Madison BOCES.
Alpha fuel cell units, Long Island: LIPA has installed alpha Plug Power 5-kW PEM
fuel cell systems at Hofstra University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the United
States Merchant Marine Academy and SUNY-Farmingdale. The installations began in
2002.
Commercial installations, Long Island: LIPA has placed Plug Power 5-kW PEM fuel
cells at various commercial locations around Long Island, including a McDonalds in Deer
Park, Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Southampton College, Wantagh
Animal Shelter. and Babylon and East Hampton Town Halls. The units were installed
between 2002-2004.
Central Park Police Headquarters, Manhattan: Installed by NYPA in 1999, the UTC
Power 200-kW PAFC provides all electricity for the police station, operating
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