Peoples Gas Installs First Residential NatGas Fuel Cell in U.S.

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WATT Imperium Fuel Cell System Installed in a Residential Home (click for larger version)
In early September MDN told you about a cool new experiment coming from Peoples Natural Gas in the Pittsburgh area--installing a natural gas fuel cell in homes to help generate electricity (see Pittsburgh Utility Experiments with NatGas Fuel Cells in Homes). The fuel cells would not replace a connection to the electric grid, but would augment or supplement electric generation during heavy load times. And get this, it generates the electricity using natural gas with "little to zero emissions." The new news: The first such installation happened in a home in Westmoreland County on Friday, September 28, 2018. The very first in the country.

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