a technique that is usable with a fuel cell stack includes coupling the fuel cell stack to a load and determining a power that is consumed by the load . the technique includes detecting a change in the power that is consumed by the load and controlling a fuel flow to the fuel cell stack to control a power output of the fuel cell stack to accommodate the change in the power consumed by the load . the technique also includes delaying the beginning of the controlling in response to the detection of the change in the power that is consumed by the load .