The Combined Heat and Power Alliance is active at both the state and federal level. We often submit public comments, letters to state and federal lawmakers, provide Congressional testimony and comment on draft legislation. Below is a selection of our latest news and updates. Please visit the Resources page for access to more Alliance materials.
By Lynn A. Kirshbaum, Deputy Director Historically, CHP units have run on traditional fuels, and many today use natural gas. This use of CHP can be thought of as “CHP 1.0,” the first wave of CHP technologies that relied on fossil fuels. However, CHP units can be...
By Lynn A. Kirshbaum, Deputy Director of the Combined Heat and Power Alliance The nation’s electric grid is a highly interconnected system: impacts to the grid in one location can affect communities far away. According to the latest National Climate Assessment,...
By Lynn A. Kirshbaum, Deputy Director of the Combined Heat and Power Alliance Last week, the CHP Alliance released a new report, CHP and a Changing Climate: Reducing Emissions and Improving Resilience. The report examines CHP’s role as a climate change solution...