In an effort to combat combined heat power weariness and hesitation, the Department of Energy has a resource specifically designed to help facilitate CHP installations. If the idea of not just consuming energy but producing energy is something that interests you, your business, and your bottom line, help is available.Business owners and building operators are being urged to reach out to the Department of Energy’s Combined Heat Power Technical Assistance Program to coordinate with a regional office to determine how much of a reality this will be for you.
(Source: U.S. Department of Energy)More on the Inspiration Behind the DOE CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships Program
Whenever a new technology redefines a specific market segment, business owners and building operators often find themselves at a difficult crossroads. This is often the case with combined heat power (CHP) technology systems, which completely redefine the energy interactional experience that end users share with their energy providers. Typically energy providers provide one source of energy, usually in the form of natural gas or electricity. These traditional energy transactions have historically consisted of what can described as a single flow of energy, where the providers deliver the energy and the end user consumes the energy.
Conversely, combined heat power technologies create a new dynamic, called the bi-directional flow of energy. This two-way stream of energy no longer a one way street of consumption by the end user, rather consumption plus production, where the end user is both the consumer and the producer of energy. For many business owners in building operators, the idea of both producing and consuming energy can be both daunting and challenging, which instills the feeling that combined heat and power too overwhelming, which ultimately limits market penetration for CHP technologies.
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