Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership

What is CHP?

CHP is an energy efficient technology that generates electricity and captures the heat that would otherwise be wasted to provide useful thermal energy.

Learn the basics.
The CHP Energy and Emissions Savings Calculator Has Been Updated

The CHP Energy and Emissions Savings Calculator is a Microsoft Excel-based tool that calculates and compares the estimated fuel consumption and air pollutant emissions (CO₂e, SO₂ and NO_X) of a CHP system and comparable separate heat and power system (e.g., grid power and a boiler system).
How Many LEED® Points Can CHP Earn Your LEED® Project?

Download the LEED® CHP calculator
Could CHP be Right for Your Facility?

View a list of questions to assess if your facility is a good candidate for CHP

Through the CHP Partnership, EPA works with a network of CHP stakeholders to promote CHP’s role in providing affordable, reliable, and low emission energy.