ACEEE'S GRAPEVINE ONLINE

October 3, 2006

CHP'S NATIONWIDE POTENTIAL STUNTED BY SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS

We released our second report on utility CHP policies, Combined Heat and Power: Connecting the Gap between Markets and Utility Interconnection and Tariff Practices (Part II), in August. Utility interconnection and tariff practices have long been recognized as major barriers to expanded CHP. This report identifies key utilities state-by-state, and reviews them systematically, placing them into a four-tiered ranking system based on their interconnection and tariff practices as well as on their general friendliness to CHP projects. The report provides nationwide and regional perspectives, reviews recent developments in CHP policy and markets, explores several emerging market trends, and makes some policy recommendations to address these barriers. The report concludes that many states are making positive progress on CHP policies, but significant barriers including individual utility practices continue to stunt the realization of CHP's nationwide potential. Read the press release.

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