Combined Heat and Power Christine Brinker

Director, U.S. DOE Southwest CHP TAP SPEER 2nd Annual Summit

February 11, 2014 Austin, Texas

Two-thirds of the energy from power plants is released into the atmosphere

Photo courtesy of Recycled Energy Development

6-MW CHP System at the University of New Mexico

CHP is inherently an energy efficiency

measure

(among its many other benefits)

Supply Side

Demand Side

CHP!

How Does CHP Compare?

Source: DOE, “Combined Heat and Power: A Clean Energy Solution,” 2012

Question:

Which state has the most existing CHP

capacity?

Answer: Texas

Source: ICF CHP Installation Database, 2014

Oregon, 2812

N.J, 2,932

Michigan, 3,165

Alabama, 3,217

Penn., 3,303

Florida, 3,380

New York, 5,554

Louisiana, 6,918

California, 8,757

Texas, 17,524

Other States, 24,880

Existing CHP (MW) by State

Question:

Which state has the most CHP technical

potential?

Source: ICF CHP Technical Potential Database, 2014

Answer: Texas

Texas, 10,578

California, 9,956

New York, 6,122

Ohio, 6,108

Illinois, 6,008

Florida, 5,972

Pennsylvania, 5,945

Georgia, 4,732 New

England, 5,035

Southeast, 21,831

Midwest, 16,909

Pacific Northwest,

4,213

Mid-Atlantic, 6,819

Other, 16,479

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Source: ICF International 2013

U.S. DOE Southwest CHP TAP Team

Technical Assistance

Education/Outreach

Market Opportunity Analyses

… to help reach the 40 GW goal

Barriers Opportunities Successes New Resources Priorities Collaboration

What’s needed to move the market forward

CHP Breakout Session