The President’s budget template slashes the EPA budget (by 32%) – and explicitly eliminates the CHP Partnership along with ENERGY Star and other voluntary programs at the Environmental Protection Agency. In response, we’ve put together a business letter urging Congress to continue to fund the CHP Partnership. Please consider signing the letter and share this opportunity with your network. The sign on deadline is May 4. More than 100 companies have signed on so far.
Cutting the CHP Partnership would undermine efforts to make our manufacturers more efficient and competitive, increase the reliability of the electric grid, and lower emissions.
The Partnership is an important ally for CHP at EPA. Its dedicated staff educates industry and decision makers about CHP’s benefits and potential. In the twelve years following the launch of the Partnership, nearly 22 gigawatts of clean and efficient CHP projects have been deployed – the equivalent of roughly 45 conventional power plants. One-third of those projects can be credited to EPA’s leadership through the Partnership. The potential for additional CHP deployment is far greater.
Sign on to our letter to urge the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to maintain funding for the CHP Partnership. We will be accepting signatures until close of business on May 4th. You can read the full letter here.
Read more about the issue in our article that originally appeared in Breaking Energy here.
Fill out this Google form to sign our letter: https://goo.gl/forms/zJ6Pj9g5D6sxvlxK2