Saint Francis Hospital

Fuel Cell

System Size (kW AC): 200

Expected Annual Electricity Generation (kWh): 1,576,800

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Healthy Electricity Means Better Health

St. Francis Hospital is the first hospital in Connecticut powered, in part, by a fuel cell. The PC25 cell, manufactured and installed by South Windsor-based UTC Fuel Cells, a division of United Technologies Corporation and one of the world’s largest fuel cell companies, generates 200 kilowatts of electricity. It eliminates part of the hospital’s dependence on the power grid and will provide supplemental power in the event of a problem with the grid. In addition to the clean electricity generated by fuel cell, the hospital also uses heat it produces to improve the efficiency of its hot water systems. A traditional power system produces as much as 25 pounds of pollutants to generate 1,000 kW hours of electricity. The PC25 produces less than one ounce.