Tempest Telecom Solutions to Distribute Plug Power Fuel Cells to Telecom Customers Carriers

Plug Power’s GenCore® fuel cell system provides clean, reliable backup power for telecommunications infrastructure

Santa Barbara, Calif. – August 7, 2007 – Tempest Telecom Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of wireless, wireline and networking infrastructure equipment serving world-class network operators such as AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile, announced today the execution of a value added reseller agreement with Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a Latham, N.Y.-based provider of clean reliable on-site energy equipment. As a result of this relationship, Tempest will market, distribute and service Plug Power’s GenCore® product line for extended-run backup power applications to their telecommunications carrier customers.

“The GenCore backup fuel cell system provides a strong value proposition for telecom companies in an extremely competitive environment in which downtime represents lost revenue and, potentially, lost customers,” said Jessica Firestone, CEO of Tempest. “Not only are we helping our customers address their backup power needs with a reliable alternative to incumbent technologies, but we’re also helping to accelerate the adoption of fuel cells as a clean energy technology across the entire telecom industry.”

Plug Power’s GenCore product line includes backup power products for the telecommunication, uninterruptible power supply and electric utility markets. The hydrogen-fueled GenCore 5-kilowatt backup fuel cell system is available in seven configurations to serve the broad needs of these applications.

About Tempest Telecom Solutions
Over the past 10 years, the management team at Tempest has been helping network operators build, expand and maintain their networks faster and more cost-effectively. Tempest achieves this by working closely with each of its customers at all levels to fully understand their unique requirements and then striving tirelessly to meet those needs. Tempest’s solutions include everything from traditional equipment provisioning to custom product engineering, equipment repair and exchange and highly effective asset recovery programs.