MARKET CAP OF MKTY = 12,000,000 SHARES * 25.00 = 300,000,000 THAT IS SIMPLE MATH 300 MILLION DOLLARS MKTY HAS 1/3RD OF PLUG POWER = IMPLIED PLUG POWER CAP OF 1 BILLION the web attachment you sent me to is totally flawed they assume that Plug has 0 that is zero manufacturing profits (not probable) I do NOT think DTE, SRE GE et al are novices BELOW ANOTHER STATE SIGNS UP ( 44 LEFT AND MANY MANY COUNTRIES) OOPS THE KNICKS LOST GOOD NIGHT Flint Energies Partners with GE Fuel Cell Systems to Market Fuel Cells in Georgia WARNER ROBINS, Ga., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Flint Energies announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding naming Flint Energies as GE Fuel Cell Systems' exclusive distributor for residential- and small commercial-sized fuel cell systems in central and southern Georgia (an area covering all of Georgia south of LaGrange and Augusta). GE Fuel Cell Systems and Flint Energies expect to begin selling residential-sized systems in 2001 and small business-sized units by 2002. Retail prices for the residential systems will be approximately $8,500 per unit in 2001, and are expected to fall to below $4,000 by 2003. GE FuelCell Systems will initially provide Flint Energies with pre-commercial units for testing, and the two companies will collaborate on market development. Fuel cells are designed to provide 100% of the electricity requirements of a home or small business at the point of consumption. Fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical process, instead of combustion, that combines generally available fuels, such as natural gas or propane, with air and water. Fuel cells produce a fraction of the emissions of traditional power generators, are virtually noiseless, and are expected to be about the size of a dishwasher. Fuel cells have the potential to provide an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative for customers. According to Flint Energies President/CEO Joe B. Cade, "This technology will provide homes and small businesses a compact, efficient, reliable, clean, and economically advantageous method of meeting their electricity requirements in the future. Fuel cells are ideal for three distinct markets: one, as an environmentally sound or "green power" source, two, for homes or businesses susceptible to grid-related power outages - such as those caused by severe weather, and, three, for new homes located so far away from current electric lines that line extensions becomes uneconomical." Barry Glickman, President of GE Fuel Cell Systems, added, "Due to the high cost of serving customers in rural areas, these markets are an excellent application for fuel cell technology. Electric cooperatives, such as Flint Energies, provide the local market knowledge, customer contacts, and service capability required to make the introduction of this new technology successful."
About Flint Energies Flint Energies, incorporated in 1937, is a customer-owned utility that provides dependable power to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural members in parts of sixteen central Georgia counties from Macon to Columbus. Seven offices are strategically located to fulfill members' needs. To date, Flint Energies serves more than 60,000 customers through more than 5,000 miles of distribution line. Flint Energies is a Touchstone Energy(R) Cooperative, a network of more than 560 electric cooperatives nationwide that serves more than 16 million customers.
About GE Fuel Cell Systems GE Fuel Cell Systems was formed in February 1999, as a joint venture between GE Power Systems and Plug Power, to market, sell, install and service Plug Power-designed and -manufactured fuel cells, up to 35 kilowatts, for residential and small business power applications.
SOURCE Flint Energies Contact: Jimmy Autry, 1-800-342-3616, or 912-988-3550, or pager, 912-736-6444, or jautry@flintemc.com , or Hayley Greene, 1-800-342-3616, 912-988-3524, or pager, 326-2002, or hgreene@flintemc.com , or Karen Garza, 1-800-342-3616, or 912-988-3566, or pager, 736-6523, or kgarza@flintemc.com , all three of Flint Energies, or Rick Robertson of GE, 518-785-2825, or Rick_Robertson@plugpower.com |