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What's New
- August 26 - Register Now for Webinar on CHP Opportunities, Challenges and Applications at Data Centers, September 17, 2009, 3:00-4:30 PM EST
- July 30 - Register Now for the EPA CHP 2009 Partners Meeting and NYSERDA Conference on CHP, October 1-2, 2009
- July 21 - EPA Releases Pre-Publication Version of Proposed Waste Energy and CHP Rule
- June 29 - Two District Energy Systems Earn the ENERGY STAR CHP Award
>> EPA Press Release - June 18 - Federal Incentives for Developing Combined Heat and Power Projects
Did you know...?
Through 2008, the CHP Partnership has helped install more than 410 CHP projects, representing 4,604 megawatts (MW) of capacity. These emissions reductions are equivalent to:
The Emissions from 2.3 Million Passenger Vehicles per Year
or
2.8 Million Acres of Pine or Fir Forests Storing Carbon for One Year
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 at 202-343-9553 or Naik-Dhungel.Neeharika@epa.gov
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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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