Connecticut's statute requires that the state's utilities have not less than 150 MW of clean energy generation under contract. As part of the process, the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund chose six FuelCell Energy projects totaling 68 MW last March. According to the DPUC schedule posted on its website, the DPUC will now review the contracts and render final decisions before the end of the year. After the DPUC decisions, electricity purchase agreements will be finalized between the utilities and the project developers.

``This outcome is a significant milestone for our company demonstrating the merits of our fuel cell power plants,'' said R. Daniel Brdar, Chairman and CEO of FuelCell Energy. ``With their 24/7 reliability, fuel cells can solve electric grid congestion while reducing the need for new transmission and distribution investment. Our fuel cell power plants are quiet and emit reduced CO2 greenhouse gas compared to fossil fuel power plants, and only negligible amounts of pollutants such as NOX and SOX.''

The Connecticut legislature recently increased the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard from 10 percent clean energy sources by 2010 to 20 percent by 2020 or approximately 850 MW.

``Connecticut's energy legislation and Project 100 demonstrate Connecticut's continued leadership in promoting clean energy,'' Brdar said. ``The state is well on the way to achieving its goal of 20 percent clean energy production by 2020.''

FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC)(r) power plants convert natural gas into ultra-clean electricity. Fuel cells also generate high-grade heat that can be used to provide heating and cooling. The company's 2.4 MW DFC3000 power plants can reach up to 80 percent system efficiency for combined heat and power applications.

``Not only are ultra-clean fuel cells good for our environment but these projects will enable the expansion of jobs and manufacturing facilities in Connecticut,'' Brdar said. The sales value of the 68 MW of projects totals approximately $200 million.

The projects that the utilities submitted to the DPUC included:

 * ERG Milford, LLC -- A 7.9 MW DFC-ERG(tm) project that pairs
   7.2 MW of DirectFuel Cell(r) (DFC)(r) power plants with a 1.5 MW
   pipeline turbo expander. FuelCell Energy is partnered with
   Enbridge, Inc. (NYSE:ENB - News) and Southern Connecticut Gas Commpany
   for the project which is expected to achieve an electrical
   efficiency of approximately 60 percent. When natural gas is
   transferred from transcontinental pipelines to local distribution
   pipelines, the gas cools. The DFC-ERG system will capture the heat
   byproduct from FuelCell Energy's DFC3000 fuel cell and use the
   heat to warm the gas to its proper distribution temperature.
   Excess power from the DFC-ERG system will be exported to the grid.

 * Elemental Power Group -- Danbury -- A 19.6 MW project consisting
   of 8 DFC power plant units which incorporate organic rankine cycles
   to convert excess thermal energy from the fuel cells to deliver
   additional low-emissions electrical output. Achieving an electrical
   efficiency of over 47 percent, the project will deliver electrical
   grid power to Connecticut Light and Power for the southwestern part
   of the state. Elemental Power Group, LLC, an entity formed by
   Marubeni Power of New York and Catamount Energy of Vermont are the
   developers for this project.

 * Hospital Energy Development LLC/EMCOR -- A 4.6 MW project for
   Stamford Hospital will use 2 DFC3000 power plants in a combined
   heat and power application providing lower cost thermal energy to
   the hospital as well as ultra-clean electricity to the utility grid.
   The project is expected to achieve a combined heat and power
   efficiency and will be developed by EMCOR Energy Services and
   Hospital Energy Development LLC.

 * Hospital Energy Development, LLC/EMCOR -- A 2.3 MW project for
   Waterbury Hospital that will use 1 DFC3000 power plant in a
   combined heat and power applications providing lower cost thermal
   energy to the hospital as well as electricity to the grid. The
   project is expected to achieve a combined heat and power efficiency
   of over 60 percent.

 * Elemental Power Group -- Bridgeport - A 19.6 MW project consisting
   of 8 DFC power plant units which incorporate organic rankine cycles
   to convert excess thermal energy from the fuel cells to deliver
   added low-emissions electrical output. Achieving an electrical
   efficiency of over 47 percent, the project will augment electrical
   grid power provided by United Illuminating Company for the
   southwestern part of the state. Elemental Power Group, LLC, an
   entity formed by Marubeni Power of New York, and Catamount Energy
   of Vermont are the developers for this project.

 * Bridgeport Fuel Cell Park -- A 13.7 MW project consisting of 6
   DFC3000 power plants that will deliver power to the United
   Illuminating Company in an area key to easing the power-constraint
   challenges in southwestern Connecticut. The project is using a
   remediated brownfield site in a key urban development area.
   Project participants include FuelCell Energy, PurePower, LLC
   and Pinpoint Power, LLC.

About FuelCell Energy, Inc.

FuelCell Energy is the world leader in the development and production of stationary fuel cells for commercial, industrial, municipal and utility customers. FuelCell Energy's ultra-clean and high efficiency DFC(r) fuel cells are generating power at over 60 locations worldwide. The company's power plants have generated more than 180 million kWh of power using a variety of fuels including renewable wastewater gas, biogas from beer and food processing as well as natural gas and other hydrocarbon fuels. FuelCell Energy has partnerships with major power plant developers, trading companies and power companies around the world. The company also receives substantial funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and other government agencies for the development of leading edge technologies such as hybrid fuel cell/turbine generators and solid oxide fuel cells. For more information please visit our website at http://www.fuelcellenergy.com.