How much will it cost to install hydrogen fueling stations?
Short answer: adding hydrogen fueling capability to an existing site will cost several million dollars initially. Surprisingly, the hydrogen fueling capital cost per fuel cell electric vehicle supported is similar to or less than the cost per vehicle to provide a charging port for battery EVs. Long answer: installing a hydrogen generator to convert water and natural gas to hydrogen along with the necessary compression, storage and dispensing equipment will initially cost $3 to $4 million per station. The National Research Council in their 2008 analysis of hydrogen and fuel cell EVs estimated that hydrogen fueling systems in mass production would cost between $400,000 for small stations and $2.2 million for a hydrogen fueling system that could produce 1,500 kg/day of hydrogen, enough to support approximately 2,300 FCEVs. So the fueling infrastructure cost per vehicle would be $955. The Idaho National Laboratory surveyed the costs of adding a 120-Volt, 20-Amp (Level 1) outlet for chargin
