U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program – Industrial Distributed Energy

Read more about DOE's CHP Program in "Combined Heat and Power: A Decade of Progress, A Vision for the Future." (PDF 4.7 MB). Download Adobe Reader.

Combined heat and power (CHP) is a key component of distributed energy within the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). CHP provides a cost-effective, near-term opportunity to improve our nation's energy, environmental, and economic future.

Accelerated CHP has proven its effectiveness and holds promise for the future—as an:

• Environmental Solution: Significantly reducing CO₂ emissions through greater energy efficiency

• Competitive Business Solution: Increasing efficiency, reducing business costs, and creating green-collar jobs

• Local Energy Solution: Deployable throughout the US

• Infrastructure Modernization Solution: Relieving grid congestion and improving energy security.