FORM 3


    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C.  20549


    INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES


    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility

    Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940



    
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*


    
Willis, Gary K.
    

    
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)


    
c/o Plug Power Inc.  968 Albany-Shaker Road
    

    

    
(Street)
    
Latham,    NY   12110
    

    
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
    



    
2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
    Month/Day/Year


    
03/25/2003 
    

    
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
    






    
4. Issuer Name andTicker or Trading Symbol


    
Plug Power Inc.
PLUG
    

    	
	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)


    
X Director  
       10% Owner
    
   Officer (give title below)    

       Other (specify below)
    

    
Description    
    
    


    

6. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year) 


    
 


    
    
7. Individual or Joint/Group
     Filing (Check Applicable Line)
    
X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
    
     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person







    
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned






    
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 4)




    
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned

    (Instr.4)


    
3. Ownership Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 5)



    
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership

    (Instr. 5)






	

    
No securities are beneficially owned





























     








    
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
    
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)






    
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)



    
2. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)
    





    
  DE     /     ED  



    
3. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 4)






Title     /         Amount or Number of Shares



    
4. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security



    5. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.5)


    6. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.5)








   



Explanation of Responses: 




     








     







    By:


Date:






    /s/ Gary K. Willis
    
     
    03/27/2003
    
    

    
    

    Gary K. Willis





   ** Signature of Reporting Person


    
SEC 1473 (07-02)









    Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.


* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

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