Dive Summary:
- NRG Energy and FuelCell Energy have inked a co-marketing deal to expand the use of fuel cell power plants on the gird.
- NRG will own the systems and plans to provide long-term power purchase agreements to various customers.
- Tom Gros, president of NRG Solutions, said, "This new relationship helps to round out our distributed power generation portfolio, offering our customers efficient, clean, continuous on-site power. Baseload combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cells have virtually zero emissions, making them well-suited to provide reliable electricity, hot water, steam or absorption chilling to universities, hospitals, and other large power users."
From the article:
"We are pleased to be partnering with NRG Energy, the largest independent power producer in North America and a leader in the adoption of clean and renewable power generation," said Chip Bottone, President and Chief Executive Officer, FuelCell Energy, Inc. "This relationship leverages our experience and resources, opening new geographies and customers for our highly efficient and virtually emission free distributed power generation solutions."