The UTC Power fuel cells were installed at Cox Communications’ San Diego headquarters, as well as its Rancho Santa Margarita sites.
The two 800kW installations will generate enough onsite power to reduce Cox Communications’ dependence on the local power grid, and will help minimize its carbon footprint.
One of the fuel cells will provide 100% of the electrical load for one building, while the second will provide nearly 60% of the electricity required for Cox’s main building in San Diego.
The 1.6MW combined fuel cell system adds to Xnergy’s portfolio of over 80MW of engineered, installed, and commissioned alternative energy projects.
Xnergy said the fuel cells installed for Cox Communications are capable of generating enough onsite power equivalent to planting 1,236 acres of trees, powering 1,204 homes annually, and saving nearly two million gallons of water per year.
