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=== Power supply facilities === Electricity for New Haven is generated by a 448 MW oil and gas-fired generating station located on the shore at New Haven Harbor.<ref>[http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/newhaven.jsp The New Haven Harbor Generating Station] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216230659/http://www.pseg.com/companies/fossil/plants/newhaven.jsp |date=February 16, 2010 }}</ref> [[PPL Corporation]] operates a 220 MW peaking natural gas turbine plant in nearby Wallingford. Near New Haven there is the [[static inverter plant]] of the [[HVDC]] [[Cross Sound Cable]]. There are three [[PureCell System|PureCell]] Model 400 [[fuel cell]]s placed in the city of New Haven—one at the [[New Haven Public Schools]] and newly constructed Roberto Clemente School,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/23/new-haven-breaks-elementary-school-fuel-cell-barrier/ |title=New Haven breaks elementary school fuel cell barrier – CT Environmental Headlines |publisher=Environmentalheadlines.com |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628215338/http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/09/23/new-haven-breaks-elementary-school-fuel-cell-barrier/ |url-status=live }}</ref> one at the mixed-use [[360 State Street]] building,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/08/new-haven-installs-400kw-fuel-cell/ |title=New Haven Installs 400kW Fuel Cell · Environmental Management & Sustainability News · Environmental Leader |publisher=Environmentalleader.com |date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405000747/http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/08/new-haven-installs-400kw-fuel-cell/ |archive-date=April 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and one at [[New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse|City Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Appel |first=Allan |url=http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city_hall_fuel_cell_powe/ |title=City Hall Fuel Cell Green-Lighted |publisher=New Haven Independent |date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627204556/http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city_hall_fuel_cell_powe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Giovanni Zinn of the city's Office of Sustainability, each fuel cell may save the city up to $1 million in energy costs over a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fuelcellsworks.com/news/2012/01/17/1st-fuel-cell-arrives-at-new-haven-city-hall/ |title=1st Fuel Cell Arrives At New Haven City Hall |publisher=FuelCellsWorks |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627223235/http://fuelcellsworks.com/news/2012/01/17/1st-fuel-cell-arrives-at-new-haven-city-hall/ |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fuel cells were provided by [[ClearEdge Power]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clearedgepower.com/news/clearedge-power-completes-acquisition-utc-power |title=ClearEdge Power – Media Room |publisher=Clearedgepower.com |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601083211/http://www.clearedgepower.com/news/clearedge-power-completes-acquisition-utc-power |url-status=dead }}</ref> formerly [[UTC Power]].<ref>{{cite web |author=WFSB Staff |url=http://www.wfsb.com/story/16525566/new-haven-welcomes-new-fuel-cell |title=New Haven welcomes new fuel cell – WFSB 3 Connecticut |publisher=Wfsb.com |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628043904/http://www.wfsb.com/story/16525566/new-haven-welcomes-new-fuel-cell |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additional fuel cells are located at the [[Peabody Museum of Natural History|Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History]] and at the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority (GNHWPCA).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city_hall_moves_on_green_energy/ |title=City Hall Moves on Green Energy |last=MacMillan |first=Thomas |date=December 7, 2010 |work=New Haven Register |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801124926/https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city_hall_moves_on_green_energy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[IKEA|Ikea]]'s New Haven facility also utilizes a 250 kW fuel cell and 940.8 kW solar array.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://solarindustrymag.com/ikea-complements-solar-fuel-cells-new-haven-store |title=Solar With Fuel Cells At New Haven Store |last=Bebon |first=Joseph |date=March 22, 2017 |work=Solar Magazine |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092245/https://solarindustrymag.com/ikea-complements-solar-fuel-cells-new-haven-store |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> New Haven recently installed solar panels at 11 city schools with a combined power generation capacity of 1.8 MW.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenskies.com/about/news/solar-projects-under-way-new-haven-schools |title=Solar Projects Under Way At New Haven Schools |last=Joseph |first=Bebon |date=January 24, 2018 |website=Greenskies |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522164539/https://www.greenskies.com/about/news/solar-projects-under-way-new-haven-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> Owned and maintained by Greenskies, the panels allow New Haven to purchase electricity at a discounted rate through a power-purchasing agreement. The panels bring New Haven's solar capacity to 2.8 MW and will help New Haven meet its commitment to powering 100% of its municipal operations through clean energy, which it made in Summer 2017<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/New-Haven-commits-to-using-only-renewable-energy-11309125.php |title=New Haven commits to using only renewable energy for city operations |last=Hernandez |first=Esteban |date=July 5, 2017 |work=New Haven Register |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030530/https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/New-Haven-commits-to-using-only-renewable-energy-11309125.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and reaffirmed in the 2018 New Haven Climate and Sustainability Framework.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/climatechange/publications/city_of_new_haven_climate_and_sustainability.pdf |title=City of New Haven Climate and Sustainability Framework, January 2018 |date=Jan 2018 |access-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204734/http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/climatechange/publications/city_of_new_haven_climate_and_sustainability.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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