SCHUMER STATEMENT ON ROCHESTER BECOMING THE HOME TO PLUG POWER’S NEW +375 WORKER ‘GIGAFACTORY’ FOLLOWING HIS ADVOCACY

Following his personal call to Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh last month pushing for the company to select Upstate New York for the site of its newest factory instead of a site in another state that was in contention, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released a statement on Plug Power’s announcement that it has now selected a site for its new ‘gigafactory,’ a new hydrogen fuel cell component manufacturing plant that the company plans to open by mid-2021:

“Happy New Year, Rochester! I am ecstatic to say that Plug Power will be plugging into Rochester as the home for its new hydrogen fuel cell ‘gigafactory’ that will rev up Rochester with over 375 new good-paying, clean energy jobs,” said Senator Schumer. “I made the case to Plug Power CEO Andrew Marsh that the Rochester region’s powerhouse workforce, along with New York’s excellent package, was the spark needed to drive its exciting and cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell technology to new heights.  I applaud Plug Power for heeding my call and fully expect the new ‘gigafactory’ to open in Rochester by mid-2021, powered by hundreds of Rochester workers.”

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