West Babylon Fuel Cell Farm
The Long Island Fuel Cell Farm R&D project at the West Babylon substation has been the focal point of LIPA’s fuel cell program. In October 2001, LIPA announced that 75 Plug Power fuel cells were connected to the grid. These fuel cells are expected to produce over one million kilowatt hours of electricity over the duration of the project, which is enough to power about 100 average-sized homes. This project was the first grid connection of fuel cells of this size in the world. As of November 2003, there are 45 units installed. Learn More

Remote Site Fuel Cell Installations
LIPA has recruited government and commercial-industrial customers to demonstrate a combined heat and power (CHP) 5kW fuel cell system. This project is designed to evaluate the use of these fuel cells in an application that makes use of all the energy produced by the system. The first 5kW Plug Power CHP fuel cell was commissioned in July 2002 at the Babylon Town Hall. Other demonstration locations include Hofstra University, East Hampton Town Hall, McDonalds, Farmingdale University, Nassau Community College, Southampton College and the Wantagh Animal Shelter.

UPS Fuel Cell Demonstration
Three hydrogen-powered UPS fuel cell units have been installed at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point for a planned one-year demonstration. The field data gathered at this site will be incorporated into the next generation of hydrogen-powered fuel cells, the Gencore.