Program Profiles
 INTERMOUNTAIN CHP CENTER
Intermountain CHP Center
3481 South 2300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
801/278-1927
Contact: Patti Case
www.IntermountainCHP.org
With primary funding from the U.S. Department of
Energy, the
Intermountain Combined Heat and Power Center
provides free economic and technical feasibility
screenings, tools, information on grants and incentives,
expert advice, and other resources to assist business
interested in combined heat and power (CHP), also known
as cogeneration. It is run jointly by the Southwest
Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), the etc Group, and
Energy Strategies. In addition to working directly with
businesses interested in exploring CHP, the center is
organizing targeted workshops, developing case studies
of successful projects, carrying out policy and market
assessments, and engaging in coalition building.
Combined cooling, heating, and power (CHP) refers to
generating electricity at or near the place where it is
used, and then “recycling” the waste heat and using it
for space heating, water heating, process steam for
industrial steam loads, humidity control, air
conditioning, water cooling, product drying, or for
nearly any other thermal energy need. The end result is
significantly more efficient than doing each of these
separately.
Most CHP in the state is fueled by natural gas. The
center also supports CHP systems fueled by waste gases
from sources such as agricultural and livestock
operations, wastewater treatment plants, food and
beverage processing waste, landfills, and forestry
thinnings, making CHP a source of renewable energy. |
