# Plug Power to build PEM stack and electrolyzer Innovation Center in Rochester, New York

Plug Power selected Rochester, New York, to host its PEM stack and electrolyzer Innovation Center, a gigafactory expected online by mid-2021. The facility will produce over a gigawatt of electrical output, including 7 million MEAs/plates, 60,000 stacks, and 500 MW of electrolyzers per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-19
- Where: Rochester, New York, United States
- Value: $125.0M
- Jobs: 377
- Starts operating: Jul 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over a gigawatt of electrical output; 7 million MEAs/plates, 60,000 stacks, 500 MW of electrolyzers per year
- Products: PEM fuel cell stacks, electrolyzers, MEAs
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Plug Power](https://endata.com/companies/7809.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/19/2160728/0/en/plug-power-announces-selection-of-rochester-to-host-plug-power-innovation-center.html), 2021-01-19: "We are thrilled to expand in our home state of New York, announcing Monroe County as the location for the world’s first PEM stack and electrolyzer Plug Power Innovation Center."
- [democratandchronicle.com](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/2021/01/21/plug-power-gigafactory-to-open-henrietta-ny/4228117001/), 2021-01-21: "Among many great options, none could match Rochester in terms of talent, local supplier networks, and opportunities to partner with top-tier research institutions."

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