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Plug Power Announces Shareholder Meeting LATHAM, N.Y., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plug Power Inc. will hold its Annual Shareholders Meeting, Thursday, May 20, 2004, 10:00 am at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, in Albany, N.Y. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021024/PLUGLOGO ) Dr. Roger Saillant, Plug Power's President and Chief Executive Officer, will review the Company's current market adoption strategy which will include GenCore(R), the Company's 5-kilowatt backup fuel cell system for the communications industry, GenSite(TM), the Company's on-site hydrogen generation system for industrial applications such as generator cooling and metals processing and the Home Energy Station, a joint development initiative with Honda R&D that provides electricity and heat for a home and hydrogen fuel for a fuel cell vehicle. Displays covering all the product initiatives will be present during the annual meeting. The Company will host a live Webcast from the Albany Marriott the morning of the meeting. To access the Webcast, go directly to the Company's Web site at http://www.plugpower.com/ and select the Shareholder's Meeting link on the home page. A playback of the meeting will be available on the company's Web site for a period following the meeting. About Plug Power Plug Power Inc. designs and develops on-site energy systems based on proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Plug Power's strategic partners include GE Fuel Cell Systems, DTE Energy Technologies, Vaillant GmbH, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Engelhard Corporation and Celanese Ventures. The Company's headquarters are located in Latham, N.Y., with offices in Washington, D.C., and The Netherlands. This press release may contain statements, which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements contain projections of Plug Power's future results of operations, Plug Power's product development expectations or of Plug Power's financial position or state other forward-looking information. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will" and "would" or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because Plug Power's actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward- looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, Plug Power's ability to develop commercially viable on-site energy products; the cost and timing of developing Plug Power's on-site energy products; market acceptance of Plug Power's on-site energy products; Plug Power's reliance on its relationship with certain affiliates of General Electric (GEFCS); Plug Power's ability to perform on its multi- generation product plan in a manner satisfactory to GEFCS; Plug Power's ability to manufacture on-site energy products on a large-scale commercial basis; competitive factors, such as price competition and competition from other traditional and alternative energy companies; the cost and availability of components and parts for Plug Power's on-site energy products; the ability to raise and provide the necessary capital to develop, manufacture and market Plug Power's on-site energy products; Plug Power's ability to establish relationships with third parties with respect to product development, manufacturing, distribution and servicing and the supply of key product components; Plug Power's ability to protect its intellectual property; Plug Power's ability to lower the cost of its on-site energy products and demonstrate their reliability; the cost of complying with current and future governmental regulations; the impact of deregulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry on demand for Plug Power's on-site energy products; fluctuations in the trading price and volume of Plug Power's common stock and other risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading "Factors Affecting Future Results" in Plug Power's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, dated March 11, 2004 and filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 11, 2004, and the reports Plug Power files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Plug Power does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021024/PLUGLOGODATASOURCE: Plug Power Inc. CONTACT: Cynthia Mahoney White, Manager, Public Relations & Marketing of Plug Power Inc., +1-518-782-7700, Ext. 1973, Web site: http://www.plugpower.com/

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