On February 21, the CHP Alliance signed onto joint comments with the Midwest Cogeneration Association and Heat is Power Association, in response to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) request for feedback on the HEA 1278 Energy Study methodologies. The...
Publications
Coalition Letter in Support of the American Energy Innovation Act
On March 2, the CHP Alliance, along with 38 other organizations, submitted a coalition letter to the members of the US Senate in support of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA). AEIA (S. 2657)—released by Sen. Murkowski (AK) and Sen. Manchin (WV)—is a compilation...
Fact Sheet Series on Sector-Specific Opportunities for Combined Heat and Power in Critical Infrastructure
Because CHP can function during grid outages, it is an essential technology to increase resilience for critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure is defined as the “assets, systems, and networks that, if incapacitated, would have a substantial negative impact on...
Where Things Stand on Standby Rates
There has recently been a fair amount of public utility commission activity around standby rates and their impact on the deployment of distributed energy resources, such as combined heat and power (CHP). From 2014 to 2019, interest in CHP has increased across a number...
Alliance Letter to Senate Finance Committee Energy Taskforce Regarding Tax Credits for CHP and WHP
On June 21, the Alliance for Industrial Efficiency sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee Energy Taskforce, recommending that the Senate increase the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for CHP systems from 10 to 20 percent, and clarify that WHP is eligible...
Alliance Written Testimony Opposing Bill that Would Weaken Ohio’s Efficiency Standard
On April 24, the Alliance for Industrial Efficiency submitted written opponent testimony regarding H.B. No. 6—short titled: Creates Ohio Clean Air Program—to the Ohio House Energy and Natural Resource Subcommittee on Energy Generation. The Alliance opposes H.B. No. 6...