A fuel cell generates clean and renewable energy through an electrochemical process where the energy of a chemical reaction is converted straight to electricity. In many cases, electricity is generated when hydrogen fuel is combined with oxygen within a battery-like housing, with only water and heat produced as waste.
This means clean, noise-free energy that can put power on the grid or fuel in a car. Fuel cells can even be used in electricity-generating plants. Manufacturing fuel cells is costly at this time so mass production is not yet possible for this valuable source of energy.
Fuel cells produce electricity by splitting hydrogen into positive charges called protons and negative charges called electrons.
The negative charges create electricity while the positive charges combine with oxygen to create water.
Our Self-Generation program provides financial incentives for the installation of new, qualifying self-generation equipment. “Self-generation” refers to distributed generation technologies (wind turbines and fuel cells) installed on the customer’s side of the utility meter that provide electricity for a portion of, or even a customer’s entire electric load.