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Plug Power Plans Hydrogen Offering in Top US Power-Grid Auction

A nitrogen pipe at the Plug Power Inc. liquid green hydrogen plant in Woodbine, Georgia.
Photographer: Agnes Lopez/Bloomberg

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By Will Wade and Naureen S Malik

March 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC

Plug Power Inc. is planning to offer hydrogen electricity in a potential special auction by the biggest US power grid in the scramble to feed the artificial intelligence boom.

The supplier of hydrogen energy systems is considering providing as much as 250 megawatts in an auction that President Donald Trump is keen to happen later this year, according to Andy Marsh, the company’s chairman. Plug would need contracts lasting at least seven years, and is already talking to hyperscalers, data center companies and utilities.