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What's New
- September 3 - Register Now for the 2010 CHP Partnership Meeting & U.S. DOE Gulf Coast Clean Energy Application Center Texas CHP Policy Forum
- July 23 - Presentations from the EPA and DOE Webinar, "Output-Based Emissions Standards 101" Now Available
- July 20 - Presentations from DOE Webinar "District Energy 101" Now Available
- June 15 - EPA Honors Three Universities for Significant Energy Savings
>> EPA Press Release - May 20 - Presentations from the EPA and DOE Webinar, "The Role of CHP in a District Energy Setting" Now Available
Did you know...?
Through 2009, the CHP Partnership has helped install more than 460 CHP projects, representing 4,850 megawatts (MW) of capacity. The high efficiency of these projects resulted in annual carbon emissions reductions equivalent to:
The Annual Emissions from 2.3 Million Passenger Vehicles
Combined heat and power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, is an efficient, clean, and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single fuel source. By installing a CHP system designed to meet the thermal and electrical base loads of a facility, CHP can greatly increase the facility's operational efficiency and decrease energy costs. At the same time, CHP reduces the emission of greenhouse gases, which contribute to global climate change. Read more basic information regarding CHP.
The CHP Partnership is a voluntary program seeking to reduce the environmental impact of power generation by promoting the use of CHP. The Partnership works closely with energy users, the CHP industry, state and local governments, and other clean energy stakeholders to facilitate the development of new projects and to promote their environmental and economic benefits.
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Have Questions? Need Assistance?
Contact:
Neeharika Naik-Dhungel
(naik-dhungel.neeharika@epa.gov)
Gary McNeil
(mcneil.gary@epa.gov)
Call the CHP Partnership help line at 703-373-8108 or email chp@epa.gov.
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Learn About CHP Technologies
The Catalog of CHP Technologies provides an overview of how CHP systems work and the key concepts of efficiency and power-to-heat ratios. It also provides information about the cost and performance characteristics of five commercially available CHP prime movers.
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Is My Facility a Good Candidate for CHP?
The CHP Partnership has developed tools and resources to assist energy users to evaluate, design, install, and operate CHP systems at their facilities.
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CHP Emissions Calculator
The CHP Emissions Calculator compares the anticipated carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from a CHP system to those of a separate heat and power system. The calculator also presents estimated emissions reductions as metric tons of carbon equivalent, acres of fir or pine trees, and emissions from passenger vehicles.
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Funding Opportunities
The CHP Partnership Funding Database tracks federal and state CHP and biomass finanical incentives as well as regualtions that remove unintended barriers to CHP or biomass project development such as standardized interconnection rules, net metering rules, or output-based regulations.
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Our Partners
Partners of EPA's CHP Partnership are organizations committed to improving the efficiency of the United States' energy infrastructure and reducing the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases. Partners include federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations such as energy users, energy service companies, CHP project developers.
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