Middletown High School

Middletown High School is home to a 200-kW fuel cell that the CCEF provided a grant for through its On-Site Renewable Distributed Generation Program.   The fuel cell is a phosphoric acid fuel cell supplied by UTC Power of South Windsor, Connecticut.  It provides approximately 48 percent of the estimated baseload electricity requirements for the school and will supply heat to the swimming pool and the school’s space heating system.  Additionally, the fuel cell will provide grid-independent power to support the school’s function as an emergency shelter at times when the electric grid is unavailable.

 Middletown High School is also the site of a 2-kW solar array that the town earned through its participation in the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program.  Two racks of five Sanyo 200-watt solar modules energize an SMA 2500U inverter in this grid-connected application. The mounting racks are ballasted with concrete paver blocks and there is no roof penetration. PV Squared, a New Britain-based company, was chosen to design and install this first-of-a-kind system.