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Co-Generation or Combined Heat & Power (CHP):
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems, also known
as cogeneration, generate electricity and thermal energy in a single, integrated
system. CHP is not a technology, but an approach to applying technologies. CHP
is more energy efficient than separate generation of electricity and thermal
energy. Heat that is normally wasted in conventional power generation is
recovered as useful energy for satisfying an existing thermal demand, the
heating and cooling of the building and water supply, thus avoiding the losses
that would otherwise be incurred from separate generation of power. CHP systems
provide three general categories of benefits—environmental, economic, and
transmission and distribution.
Learn More At The
Dept of Energy
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