AUSenergy News Update 02/17/2015

In today’s AUSenergy News Update: Cold weather in New England keeps power prices high, Combined heat and power installations growing, smart grid technology alerts consumers. Cold weather keeps New England power prices elevated Summary:   Real-time power prices in the Northeast Wednesday morning stayed above $100/MWh with cold weather lingering in the region. AUS Comment:   Just […]

Combined Heat & Power Basics

Energy costs can be reduced by as much as 50% with an onsite combined heat and power system. The concept of combined heat and power or cogeneration is simple: Why use two fuels when you can use one? Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electrical and thermal energy from a single fuel source. It is […]

AUSenergy News Update 07/01/2014

In today’s AUSenergy News Update: Paper mills and cogeneration, California moves towards strengthening state’s geothermal industry, and Managed Green Announces Partnership with Alternative Utility Services. Paper mills and cogeneration Summary: A summary of combined heat and power (CHP) in paper mills in Wisconsin, Michigan, and other Midwestern states. AUS Comment: The environmental and economic benefits […]

Is small-scale cogeneration right for you?

Most people look at Cogeneration as a new technology. But it is neither new nor a technology.  Commonly referred to as Combined Heat and Power (CHP), cogeneration is the utilization of the heat energy produced when generating electricity; heat energy that is normally discarded as waste.  It is a type of distributed generation – taking […]