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NEW Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) report series to provide state policymakers, clean energy fund managers, and other interested persons with basic information on:
- Fuel Cell Technology: A Clean, Reliable Source of Stationary Power (pdf), May 2010.
- Stationary Fuel Cells and Critical Power Applications (pdf), May 2010.
- Advancing Stationary Fuel Cells through State Policies (pdf), May 2010

State of the States - Fuel Cells in America Report. Fuel Cell 2000 has compiled a guide to state policies and programs supporting hydrogen and fuel cell industry development and deployment. This guide reviews each state individually and then describes the Top 5 states with the most comprehensive policies and programs. April 2010.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorized Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company to install utility-owned fuel cells on several University of California and California State University campuses. The CPUC approval includes the installation of four FuelCell Energy 1.4 megawatt (MW) fuel cell power plants and two 200-kW solid oxide fuel cell systems from Bloom Energy at various state universities in California. See
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/ALT/114352.pdf
The VT Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF) Grant Program is offering $2.5 million in grants to promote the development and deployment of cost-effective clean energy projects in Vermont. There is a maximum award of $75,000 for Pre-Project Financial Assistance, $50,000 for Small-Scale Systems (including fuel cells), $250,000 for Large-Scale Systems and Special Demonstration Projects, and $500,000 for Community-Scale Systems. There will be two rounds of funding in 2010. The first round of proposals closes March 12, 2010. See the RFP (pdf).

NYPA Continues Major Strides in Sustainability Including Installation of First Fuel Cell at a Westchester Office Building. Read the Press Release (link). January 2010.

NYSERDA Fuel Cell Incentives Helps Albany Grocery install greener electricity along with heat and hot water. See the full story (link). January 2010.

The California Center for Sustainable Energy in San Diego announced today that the University of California, San Diego will receive $11 million in incentives from California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program for the installation of an innovative fuel cell energy generation and storage system. This is the largest amount ever awarded by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a renewable energy project and is the nation’s first advanced energy storage project to receive state incentive funds. See the full story (link). July 2009.

Connecticut Governor Rell: State Energy Plan Includes More Incentives for Fuel Cells, Geothermal Systems. Gov. Rell announced that the state has developed a comprehensive energy plan that uses $38.5 million in federal stimulus funds to expand fuel cell initiatives, improve energy efficiency of state buildings and provide incentives to homeowners and businesses for alternative energy technologies to reduce energy costs. See the Press Release (link). April 24, 2009.

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund “Project 150” renewable energy program has approved the Cube fuel cell project, which will provide 3.4 megawatts of Class I renewable power to Connecticut Light and Power. The $20 million project is scheduled to start in early 2010, with project completion expected in the third quarter of that year. For more information, click here.

The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust (MRET) Large Onsite Renewables Initiative has approved a $400,000 grant for the installation and operation of a PureCell® Model 400 fuel cell system at the new Whole Foods Market slated to open in Dedham, Massachusetts, in late-2009. The 400-kW fuel cell will generate approximately 90 percent of the store’s power and nearly 100 percent of its hot water. For more information, click here.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted the Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, which allocates $176 million over the next two years to “stimulate green transportation projects and encourage innovation to help meet the state’s aggressive climate change policies.” The Investment Plan specifies $40 million for a minimum of eleven hydrogen fueling stations in California. For more information, click here (pdf).

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