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Yeah, the GE Microgen.  It's cool, and I'm trying to get more info on
it.  No luck yet.  It's in trials now according to GE's last info.
	Nick

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kurt Mosiejczuk wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:
> 
> >   GE has a neat thing that Mike N turned me on to, if memory serves.
> > It's a natural-gas-driven fuel cell backup generator intended for home
> > use.  It seems rather neat.  It pleases me to see fuel cell technology
> > being pushed into the consumer market.
> 
> I believe it's the GE HomeGen.  I remember reading about it a year and a
> hald ago... it's not really a backup generator, it's meant to be the
> primary source of energy for your home.  However, it goes between you
> and your normal electric utility company, so if you need more than it can
> give you can take it.  Also, depending on how your utility company feels,
> you can SELL BACK power when you are not using it all... =)
> 
> I believe it also can provide home heat with the waste heat it generates...
> 
> I need to look it up again and make sure I'm not on crack again.
> 
> --Kurt
> 
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