SITE: NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY (SITE LAYOUT CLICK HERE)
LOCATION: POINT MUGU, CA
BUILDING APPLICATION: SWIMMING POOL

Site Description

Point Mugu, CA was a chosen site for two Plug Power GenSysTM 5CS- 5kW PEM fuel cells. These fuel cells reform natural gas into a hydrogen fuel source, CO2 and water vapor. The GenSys 5kW fuel cells offers uninterruptible power to a critical load in the event of grid disturbance, but in this demonstration project the critical load is not connected. They are only connected to the grid and set to allow 2.5kW output from the fuel cell. This allows for a capacity factor of about 50% due the fuel cell primarily operating at half of its rated capacity. These fuel cell installations also capitalize on a combined heat and power (CHP) utilizing the fuel cells waste heat to be recovered to supplement an existing hot water system. The sites were chosen based on their CHP utilization. 

Fuel Cell Performance

Cummulative Operating Hrs	564.89 Hours	Capacity Factor	48.75%
Total Electric Output	1637.96 kWh	Availability	84.06%
Total Input Fuel	24.35 MMBTU	Electrical Efficiency	23.87%

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