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.
February 16, 2024 — The Northeast Chapter of the CHP Alliance filed comments with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protect (MassDEP) regarding its proposed Clean Heat Standard. The Northeast Chapter strongly encourages MassDEP to adopt a standard that is:...
Join the Northeast Chapter of the CHP Alliance for its annual conference on Wednesday, September 11 in New York City.
As the New York Department of Buildings grapples with the treatment of distributed energy resources (DERs) — specifically combined heat and power — in the context of Local Law 97, it posed a series of questions to the NE Chapter of the CHP Alliance. In the following document, we have provided answers to those questions. We also seek to demonstrate how CHP systems can serve as decarbonization and resiliency tools to help New York City reach its climate goals and explore how the DOB can properly account for the technology’s benefits within the LL97 rules.