A system and method for providing electrical power to an equipment rack using a fuel cell is disclosed. The system discloses: an equipment rack; an electrical device located within the rack; a fuel cell, located within the rack, for generating electrical power; and an electrical bus coupling the electrical power generated by the fuel cell to the electrical device. The method discloses: generating electrical power with a fuel cell located in an equipment rack; transmitting the electrical power from the fuel cell to an electrical device located in the equipment rack over an electrical bus; and adjusting the electrical power generated by the fuel cell in response to electrical power consumed by the electrical device.