Here is some Information from the DOD(Army Corps of Engineers) Fuel Cell
evaluation program.
I got this Information from the Web Site  www.dodfuelcell.com
Note that most of the test dites are either off line of Decommissioned
and that the Average Up time was only 66.2%
that is pretty POOR performance for an Electrical Generating System.
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PAFC Demonistration Program Overview
Introduction
Phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC) were installed at 30 U.S. Department
of Defense bases between 1994 and 1997. The objectives of the PAFC
Demonstration Program were to: 

Demonstrate fuel cell capabilities in real world situations, 
Stimulate growth and economies of scale in the fuel cell industry, 
Determine the role of fuel cells in DoD's long term energy strategy 
Background
In fiscal year 1993, (FY93), the U.S. Congress appropriated $18 million
to advance the use of PAFCs at DoD installations. An additional $18.75
million was appropriated in FY94 to expand the program. The U.S. Army
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL) was assigned the
mission of managing the Fuel Cell Demonstration Program for the DoD.
USACERL's specific tasks included developing turnkey PAFC packages,
devising site criteria, screening DoD candidate installation sites
against selection criteria, evaluating viable applications at each
candidate site, coordinating fuel cell site designs, installation and
acceptance of the PAFC power plants, and performance monitoring and
reporting. 

 Fuel Cell Sites
The DoD Fuel Cell Demonstration Program sites represent a broad spectrum
of facilities and locations throughout the major Services. These include
eight categories of buildings and span 17 states, from Alaska to Florida
(see Map). The Site Summary List identifies all 30 installation sites
and the current status of their fuel cell installation. 
Seven of the fuel cells are configured to provide back-up electrical
power should the utility grid experience a power outage. Thermal output
from the fuel cell is used for heating boiler make-up water, domestic
hot water, space heating, condensate return, process hot water, etc as
shown in the Site Application Matrix. 

Performance Data

As part of the PAFC Demonstration Program, fuel cell performance was
monitored with operating data available under Site Performance. 

Fuel Cell Fleet Performance through January 31, 2003 
  847,199 Hours of Operation 
  142,730 MWHrs Produced 
  10,548 MMBtu of Thermal Delivered 
  66.2 % Power Plant Fleet Availability 


Service/Site Name Location Fuel Cell Start-up Operating Status 

ARMY

Fort Bliss  El Paso,TX Sep.-1997 Decommissioned, Jun-2002 

Fort Eustis  Newport News, VA Sep.-1995 Off-line, Dec-2001 

Fort Huachuca  Sierra Vista, AZ Jul.-1997 Operational 

Fort Richardson  Anchorage, AK Apr.-1997 Off-line, Apr-2001 

U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center  Natick, MA Feb.-1995 Decommissioned,
Jan-2003 

Picatinny Arsenal  Dover, NJ Oct.-1995 Decommissioned, Jul-2001 

Pine Bluff Arsenal  White Hall, AR Oct.-1997 Decommissioned, Jun-2001 

US Military Academy  West Point, NY Dec.-1995 Decommissioned, Jul-2000 

Watervliet Arsenal  Watervliet, NY Oct.-1997 Decommissioned, Nov-2002 

AIR FORCE 

911th Airlift Wing  Pittsburgh, PA Feb.-1997 Decommissioned, Oct-2001 

934th Airlift Wing  Minneapolis, MN Feb.-1995 Decommissioned, Jan-2003 

Barksdale AFB  Bossier City, LA Jul.-1997 Off-line, Oct-2002 

Davis-Monthan AFB  Tucson, AZ Dec.-1997 Off-line, Jan-2002 

Edwards AFB  Palmdale, CA Jul.-1997 Off-line, Jul-2002 

Kirtland AFB  Albuquerque, NM Sep.-1995 Decommissioned, May-2001 

Laughlin AFB  Del Rio, TX Sep.-1997 Off-line, Nov-2002 

Little Rock AFB  Jacksonville, AR Oct.-1997 Off-line, Dec-2000 

Nellis AFB  Las Vegas, NV Oct.-1995 Off-line, Jun-2001 

Vandenberg AFB  Lompoc, CA Apr.-1994 Decommissioned, Feb-2001 

Westover ARB  Chicopee, MA Sep.-1997 Off-line, Sep-2002 

NAVY/MARINES
 CBC Port Hueneme  Port Hueneme, CA Aug.-1997 Off-line, Jan-2003 

Naval Hospital MCBCamp Pendleton Oceanside, CA Oct.-1995 Decommissioned,
Apr-2001 

NAS Fallon Fallon, NV Mar.-1997 Off-line, Mar-2002 

Naval HospitalNAS Jacksonville  Jacksonville, FL Apr.-1997 Off-line,
Apr-2002 

Naval Station Newport  Newport, RI Feb.-1995 Decommissioned, Jul-2001 

Naval Oceanographic Office  Stennis Space Center, MS Sep.-1997
Decommissioned, Oct-2002 

Subase New London  Groton, CT Oct.-1997 Operational 

Naval HospitalMCAGCC Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms, CA Jun.-1996
Decommissioned, Sep-2000 

US Naval Academy  Annapolis, MD Sep.-1997 Off-line, Sep-2002 

OTHER: 
National Defense Center forEnvironmental Excellence (NDCEE) 
Johnstown, PA Aug.-1997 Operational







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