A method for operating a fuel cell power plant to provide end-use
electricity, end-use heat and end-use reformate includes the steps of
providing a fuel cell power plant that consumes reformate to provide
electricity and heat, said fuel cell power plant having a nominal
reformate flow rate and including a fuel processor system for generating
reformate from a hydrocarbon fuel; operating the fuel processor system so
as to provide a reformate flow at a rate greater than the nominal
reformate flow rate; operating the fuel cell power plant using a first
portion of the reformate flow to generate the electricity and the heat,
the first portion being less than or equal to the nominal reformate flow
rate; and providing a second portion of the reformate flow as the end-use
reformate.