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Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308

Early Fuel Cell Market Deployments: 

ARRA and Combined (IAA, DLA, ARRA) 

Quarter 3 2012 Composite Data Products

Jennifer Kurtz, Keith Wipke, Sam Sprik, Todd Ramsden, Chris Ainscough, 

Genevieve Saur, Matt Post

Technical Report 

NREL/TP-5600-57588

January 2013
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CDP ARRA#01: Fuel Cell Units Delivered to Site

2009 Q4 2010 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Q4 2011 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Delivered Quantity

Calendar Quarter

DOE ARRA1

 Funded Early Fuel Cell Markets: Delivered Units

1198

APU

Backup Power

Material Handling Equipment

Stationary

NREL cdparra_em_01

Created: Dec-19-12 2:28 PM 1) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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CDP ARRA#02: Fuel Cell Units in Operation

Current and Projected Quantities

2009 Q42010 Q12010 Q22010 Q32010 Q42011 Q12011 Q22011 Q32011 Q42012 Q12012 Q22012 Q3 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

In Operation Quantity

Calendar Quarter

DOE ARRA1

 Funded Early Fuel Cell Markets: Units in Operation 1198

Stationary

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Equipment Retired

Backup Power

APU

NREL cdparra_em_02

Created: Dec-19-12 2:28 PM 1) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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CDP ARRA#03: Early Fuel Cell Market Deployment 

Sites

FC Unit Locations - ARRA

0

25

50

75

100

125

Material Handling Equipment (8 Sites and 504 FC Units)

Backup Power (356 Sites and 734 FC Units)

Stationary (1 Sites and 2 FC Units)

APU (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

NREL cdparra_em_03

Created: Dec-19-12 2:24 PM

Number of FC

Units in

State/Site
4

DOE ARRA, DOE IAA, & DoD

Early Fuel Cell Market Deployments
5

Government Funded Fuel Cell Units in Operation: 

Current and Projected Quantities

2009 Q42010 Q12010 Q22010 Q32010 Q42011 Q12011 Q22011 Q32011 Q42012 Q12012 Q22012 Q3 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

In Operation Quantity

Calendar Quarter

Government Funded Early Fuel Cell Markets: Units In Operation

1360

Stationary

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Equipment Retired

Ground Support Equipment

Ground Support Equipment Retired

Bus

Backup Power

APU

NREL cdp_em_02

Created: Dec-19-12 2:28 PM Fund Sources Include:

DOE ARRA, DOE IAA, DoD
6

Government Funded Early Fuel Cell Market 

Deployment Sites

FC Unit Locations - Early Market Applications

0

25

50

75

100

125

Material Handling Equipment (13 Sites and 618 FC Units)

Backup Power (361 Sites and 752 FC Units)

Stationary (2 Sites and 2 FC Units)

APU (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

Bus (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

NREL cdp_em_03

Created: Dec-19-12 2:26 PM

Number of FC

Units in

State/Site
7

DOE ARRA & Combined 

Operation Quantities

List Quantities - FYI
8

ARRA Fuel Cell Units in Operation: 

Current and Projected Quantities

2009 Q42010 Q12010 Q22010 Q32010 Q42011 Q12011 Q22011 Q32011 Q42012 Q12012 Q22012 Q3 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

In Operation Quantity

Calendar Quarter

DOE ARRA1

 Funded Early Fuel Cell Markets: Units in Operation 1198

0 00 00000000000

 17

 30

190

218

349

485

606

629

648

692

 0 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

14

14

14

 14

136

171

206

308

369

467

467

504

490

490

490

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Stationary

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Equipment Retired

Backup Power

APU

NREL cdparra_em_02 NREL cdparra_em_02_numdetails

Created: Dec-19-12 2:28 PM 1) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
9

Government Funded Fuel Cell Units in Operation: 

Current and Projected Quantities

2009 Q42010 Q12010 Q22010 Q32010 Q42011 Q12011 Q22011 Q32011 Q42012 Q12012 Q22012 Q3 0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

In Operation Quantity

Calendar Quarter

Government Funded Early Fuel Cell Markets: Units In Operation

1360

000000000000

 36 36

 57

 70

230

262

393

529

650

673

692

736

00

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

00

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

00

0

0

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

 0 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

55

75

75

75

75

 74

196

231

266

383

444

542

526

543

543

543

543

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Stationary

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Equipment Retired

Ground Support Equipment

Ground Support Equipment Retired

Bus

Backup Power

APU

NREL cdp_em_02 NREL cdp_em_02_numdetails

Created: Dec-19-12 2:28 PM Fund Sources Include:

DOE ARRA, DOE IAA, DoD
10

CDP ARRA#03: Early Fuel Cell Market Deployment 

Sites with Numbers

FC Unit Locations - ARRA

0

25

50

75

100

125

Material Handling Equipment (8 Sites and 504 FC Units)

Backup Power (356 Sites and 734 FC Units)

Stationary (1 Sites and 2 FC Units)

APU (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

NREL cdparra_em_03

Created: Dec-19-12 2:24 PM

Number of FC

Units in

State/Site

State Sites Units

Arizona 16 42

California 122 268

Colorado 5 12

Connecticut 27 43

Florida 1 3

Georgia 1 10

Illinois 2 2

Indiana 16 25

Kentucky 4 11

Louisiana 8 16

Maryland 1 61

Massachusetts 1 2

Michigan 41 84

Mississippi 1 2

Missouri 1 35

New Jersey 30 62

New York 54 97

North Carolina 3 44

Pennsylvania 2 231

South Carolina 1 25

Texas 20 148

Utah 9 18

Total 366 1241
11

Combined Early Fuel Cell Market Deployment Sites 

with Numbers

FC Unit Locations - Early Market Applications

0

25

50

75

100

125

Material Handling Equipment (13 Sites and 618 FC Units)

Backup Power (361 Sites and 752 FC Units)

Stationary (2 Sites and 2 FC Units)

APU (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

Bus (1 Sites and 1 FC Units)

NREL cdp_em_03

Created: Dec-19-12 2:26 PM

Number of FC

Units in

State/Site

State Sites Units

Arizona 16 42

California 125 296

Colorado 5 12

Connecticut 27 43

Florida 1 3

Georgia 3 32

Illinois 2 2

Indiana 16 25

Kentucky 4 11

Louisiana 8 16

Maryland 1 61

Massachusetts 1 2

Michigan 41 84

Mississippi 1 2

Missouri 1 35

New Jersey 30 62

New York 55 97

North Carolina 3 44

Pennsylvania 5 287

South Carolina 4 35

Texas 20 148

Utah 9 18

Washington 2 20

Total 380 1377