Pepperidge Farm

Fuel Cell

System Size: 250 kW AC and 1.2 MW

Expected Annual Electricity Generation (kWh): 11,431,800 combined

Enjoying Dual Benefits

A partnership among Connecticut entities committed to pursuing clean, alternative energy sources for the state – Pepperidge Farm, FuelCell Energy, Inc. and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund – helped to make these fuel cell installations possible.

A 250-kilowatt fuel cell at Pepperidge Farm’s Bloomfield bakery was manufactured by FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL), of Danbury, Connecticut, a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean power plants for commercial, industrial and utility customers. It supplies about 13 percent of the total electrical needs for the 260,000-square-foot plant. But this was just the first fuel cell to be installed at Pepperidge Farm. A second, larger, 1.2-megawatt fuel cell, also manufactured by FuelCell Energy, was installed at the facility two years later, in 2008.

The two fuel cells combined provide about 70 percent of the required electricity and contribute to the reliability of electricity to the site. Additionally, excess heat from the larger fuel cell is channeled to support bakery processes, which helps to reduce the amount of fuel needed for plant boilers.