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To: MSI who wrote (252376)	5/2/2002 12:50:42 AM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 769670

You're right. The Plug Power fuel cell unit for the home was supposed to be available a year ago. I think that the holdup is getting the costs down, and reliability up. Coleman has a fuel cell unit that should be available any day now, but at $7,995 for a 1.2 kW unit, and a run time of 8-10 hours it will only be practical for those who "must have" juice during a power failure. popsci.com It's a start anyway. BTW, the hydrogen will be supplied by metal hydride cannisters that Nealm thinks is a battery. Two plusses are that the unit is almost totally silent, and it can be used safely indoors. The exhaust is water vapor. Del