The state’s fuel cell industry could see an uptick in buyers after both legislative chambers came to terms recently over a bill supported by Gov. Dannel Malloy.
The House and Senate, both of which officially adjourned last night, took action in recent days on a bill that would set up a competitive bidding process specifically for fuel cells, allowing utility companies to own them or enter into long-term purchase agreements with fuel cell developers.
As originally proposed, the bill sets up a bidding process for no more than 10 megawatts of capacity, and versions of the bill remained at that number as recently as April.
But an amendment passed by both chambers over the weekend increased that cap to 30 megawatts.
A higher cap can only be helpful for the industry, which has struggled to compete on price with solar power, but some proponents had hoped for a much higher figure.
