The five biogas-powered fuel cells are Bloom Energy Servers and will utilize a unique fuel cell technology that converts fuel into electricity via an electro-chemical process without any combustion and no harmful, smog-forming particulates.
The five fuel cells include two 200kW units that power 100% of Cox Communications facility on Copley Drive and three 200kW units that power 90% of its building on N Cuyamaca Street.
Cox Enterprises energy, alternative energy and business continuity director Steve Bradley said 25% of Cox Communications’ electricity in California is now being generated through the firm’s alternative energy projects.
Cox Enterprises’ alternative energy projects in California, include four 100kW fuel cell units at KTVU-TV in Oakland, two 400kW fuel cell units at Cox Communications in San Diego, two 400kW fuel cell units at Cox Communications in Rancho Santa Margarita, and one 100kW photovoltaic solar installation at Cox Communications in Rancho Santa Margarita.
