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<font size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<font size="4">FORM 8&#8209;K</font></b></p>

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15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported):&nbsp; <b><u>October 19, 2011</u></b></p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold;margin-top:.25in'><u>968
Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York&nbsp; 12110<br>
</u><font size="3">(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)&nbsp; (Zip Code)</font></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold;margin-top:.25in'><u>(518)
782-7700<br>
</u><font size="3">(Registrant&#146;s telephone number,
including area code)</font></p>

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filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (<i>see </i>General
Instruction A.2. below):</p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-autospace:none'><b>Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.</b></p>

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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-autospace:none; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>On
October 19, 2011, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Plug Power Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) appointed Mr. Evgeny <a name="_DV_C4">Miroshnichenko</a> and Mr. Evgeny <a name="_DV_C6">Rasskazov</a> to serve as directors of the Company effective as of
October 19, 2011. Mr. Miroshnichenko
was appointed to serve as a Class III director with a term expiring in 2014,
and Mr. Rasskazov was appointed to serve as a Class II director
with a term expiring in 2013.&nbsp;The Board currently consists of eight directors
divided into three classes, as follows: Class I (term expiring 2012) - Andrew
Marsh, Gary K. Willis and Maureen O. Helmer, Class II (term expiring 2013) - George
C. McNamee and Mr. Rasskazov and Class III (term expiring 2014) Larry G.
Garberding and Mr. Miroschnichenko.&nbsp;All of the directors are independent, with
the exclusion of Mr. Marsh, the Company&#146;s President and CEO.</p>

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<font size="3">Each of Messrs. Miroshnichenko
&nbsp;and Rasskazov was appointed as a director pursuant to&nbsp;the Standstill and
Support Agreement&nbsp;dated as of May 6, 2011&nbsp;among the
Company,&nbsp;OJSC &#147;INTER RAO UES,&#148; (&#147;INTER RAO&#148;), and OJSC &#147;Third Generation
Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market,&#148; (&#147;OGK-3&#148; ).&nbsp;OGK-3 directly
holds approximately 19.7% of the Company&#146;s outstanding&nbsp;common stock, and
is a majority-owned subsidiary of INTER RAO.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Standstill and
Support&nbsp;Agreement provides that the Company will appoint two designees of
INTER RAO&nbsp;to serve as Class II and Class III directors, with terms
expiring at the Company&#146;s 2013 and 2014 annual meetings of stockholders,
respectively.&nbsp; Upon the expiration of Mr. </font>Rasskazov<font size="3">'s&nbsp;term,
the Company is required to&nbsp;re-nominate Mr. </font>Rasskazov<font size="3"> (or
another&nbsp;INTER RAO designee), but only if INTER RAO and OGK-3&nbsp;own at
least 20% of the Company&#146;s&nbsp;outstanding common stock.&nbsp; Upon the
expiration of Mr. Miroshnichenko's term, the Company is required to re-nominate
Mr. Miroshnichenko &nbsp;(or another&nbsp;INTER RAO designee),&nbsp;unless either
(i) INTER RAO and OGK-3&nbsp;own at least 10% but less than 20% of the
Company&#146;s&nbsp;outstanding common stock and at least one&nbsp;INTER RAO
designees (other than the Class III designee)&nbsp;is already serving on the
Company's Board of Directors or INTER RAO has the right to have such&nbsp;designee
serve, or (ii) INTER RAO and OGK-3&nbsp;own less than 10% of the
Company&#146;s&nbsp;outstanding common stock.&nbsp; Pursuant to the Standstill and
Support Agreement, Messrs. Miroshnichenko and Rasskazov are not&nbsp;entitled
to receive any compensation from the Company for their first year
of&nbsp;service as directors.</font></p>

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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Mr. Miroshnichenko
is the Director for Strategic Development for INTER RAO UES. He is responsible
for organization of strategic management process, development and
implementation of corporate strategy, realization of strategic projects, as
well as management of financial investments of the Group. Mr. Miroshnichenko
has also built solid experience in corporate governance as he has held director
positions in Boards of directors in a number of Russian electricity companies.</p>

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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'><a name="_DV_C8">Mr. </a><font size="3">Rasskazov is the Head of
Department for target capital structure for INTER RAO UES. He<a name="_DV_C10">
is</a> responsible for the Group&#146;s projects
and initiatives in equity capital markets,
optimization of the Group&#146;s capital structure and management of equity
participations in the asset portfolio. Mr. Rasskazov has extensive experience in investment banking and
corporate finance projects, developed through positions held
previously in global investment banking firms
Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital.</font></p>

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October 20, 2011, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment
of Mr. Miroshnichenko and Mr. Rasskazov.&nbsp; The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</p>

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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";'>Press Release of Plug Power Inc. dated October 20, 2011.</p>
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Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
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Plug Power 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
__________________________________
Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported):
October 19, 2011
PLUG POWER INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
1-34392
22-3672377
(State or Other
  Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
  Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
968
Albany Shaker Road, Latham, New York  12110
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)  (Zip Code)
(518)
782-7700
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02        Departure of
Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
On
October 19, 2011, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Plug Power Inc. (the
"Company") appointed Mr. Evgeny
Miroshnichenko
and Mr. Evgeny
Rasskazov
to serve as directors of the Company effective as of
October 19, 2011. Mr. Miroshnichenko
was appointed to serve as a Class III director with a term expiring in 2014,
and Mr. Rasskazov was appointed to serve as a Class II director
with a term expiring in 2013. The Board currently consists of eight directors
divided into three classes, as follows: Class I (term expiring 2012) - Andrew
Marsh, Gary K. Willis and Maureen O. Helmer, Class II (term expiring 2013) - George
C. McNamee and Mr. Rasskazov and Class III (term expiring 2014) Larry G.
Garberding and Mr. Miroschnichenko. All of the directors are independent, with
the exclusion of Mr. Marsh, the Company's President and CEO.
Each of Messrs. Miroshnichenko
 and Rasskazov was appointed as a director pursuant to the Standstill and
Support Agreement dated as of May 6, 2011 among the
Company, OJSC "INTER RAO UES," ("INTER RAO"), and OJSC "Third Generation
Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market," ("OGK-3" ). OGK-3 directly
holds approximately 19.7% of the Company's outstanding common stock, and
is a majority-owned subsidiary of INTER RAO.  The Standstill and
Support Agreement provides that the Company will appoint two designees of
INTER RAO to serve as Class II and Class III directors, with terms
expiring at the Company's 2013 and 2014 annual meetings of stockholders,
respectively.  Upon the expiration of Mr.
Rasskazov
's term,
the Company is required to re-nominate Mr.
Rasskazov
(or
another INTER RAO designee), but only if INTER RAO and OGK-3 own at
least 20% of the Company's outstanding common stock.  Upon the
expiration of Mr. Miroshnichenko's term, the Company is required to re-nominate
Mr. Miroshnichenko  (or another INTER RAO designee), unless either
(i) INTER RAO and OGK-3 own at least 10% but less than 20% of the
Company's outstanding common stock and at least one INTER RAO
designees (other than the Class III designee) is already serving on the
Company's Board of Directors or INTER RAO has the right to have such designee
serve, or (ii) INTER RAO and OGK-3 own less than 10% of the
Company's outstanding common stock.  Pursuant to the Standstill and
Support Agreement, Messrs. Miroshnichenko and Rasskazov are not entitled
to receive any compensation from the Company for their first year
of service as directors.
Mr. Miroshnichenko
is the Director for Strategic Development for INTER RAO UES. He is responsible
for organization of strategic management process, development and
implementation of corporate strategy, realization of strategic projects, as
well as management of financial investments of the Group. Mr. Miroshnichenko
has also built solid experience in corporate governance as he has held director
positions in Boards of directors in a number of Russian electricity companies.
Mr.
Rasskazov is the Head of
Department for target capital structure for INTER RAO UES. He
is
responsible for the Group's projects
and initiatives in equity capital markets,
optimization of the Group's capital structure and management of equity
participations in the asset portfolio. Mr. Rasskazov has extensive experience in investment banking and
corporate finance projects, developed through positions held
previously in global investment banking firms
Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital.
On
October 20, 2011, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment
of Mr. Miroshnichenko and Mr. Rasskazov.  The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Title
99.1
Press Release of Plug Power Inc. dated October 20, 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PLUG POWER
INC.
Date:  October 20, 2011
By: /s/ Andrew Marsh
Andrew
Marsh
Chief
Executive Officer