Guidebooks

Combined heat and power (CHP) is one of the most cost-effective technologies on the market for achieving near-term results in energy efficiency, emissions reductions, performance, and reliability. However, CHP projects often face barriers in the form of environmental permitting regulations, utility interconnection and tariff practices, and air quality standards. Guidance on these issues at the federal, state, and local levels is provided below. For example, the Guide to Successful Implementation of State Combined Heat and Power Policies informs state utility regulators and other state policymakers with actionable information to assist in implementing key state policies that impact CHP.

A Blueprint for Urban Sustainability: Integrating Sustainable Energy Practices into Metropolitan Planning, 108 pp, May 2004
A Framework for Developing Collaborative Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Programs: Working Tools for Stakeholders, 154 pp, Aug. 2004
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Resource Guide, 67 pp, Sept. 2005
Connecting to the Grid: A Guide to Distributed Generation Interconnection Issues, 51 pp, 2009
CHP: A Federal Manager's Resource Guide, 28 pp, Mar. 2000
CHP: Legal, Institutional, Regulatory, 122 pp, Mar. 2001
CHP Education and Outreach Guide to State and Federal Government, 113 pp, Oct. 2000
CHP Project Development Handbook, 85 pp
CHP Resource Guide for Hospital Applications, 81 pp, 2007
Guide to CHP Systems for Boiler Owners and Operators, 207 pp, July 2004
Guide to Successful Implementation of State Combined Heat and Power Policies
HUD CHP Guide #1: Q & A on Combined Heat and Power for Multifamily Housing, 18 pp, Sept. 2005
HUD CHP Guide #2: Feasibility Screening for Combined Heat and Power in Multifamily Housing, 17 pp, May 2009
HUD CHP Guide #3: Introduction to the Level 2 Analysis Tool for Multifamily Buildings, 24 pp, Sept. 2010
Illinois CHP/Building Combined Heat and Power (BCHP) Environmental Permitting Guidebook
- Volume A: Roadmapping the Permitting Process, 58 pp, Jan. 2003
- Volume B: Permitting Issues, 31 pp, Jan. 2003
Model for Sustainable Urban Design with Expanded Sections on Distributed Energy Resources, 83 pp, Feb. 2004
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's Combined Heat and Power Program Guide, 8 pp, Nov. 2010
Output Based Regulation for CHP, 86 pp, Aug. 2004