Bridging the gap between economics and ecology with CHP

摘要

In the wake of increasing power demands, escalating utility costs, and tightening environmental constraints, resource conservation and energy efficiency are rapidly becoming topics of greater interest. At the same time, the North American power industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift (albeit a painstaking one) from large, centrally located power plants heavily reliant on extensive transmission lines, to a more diversified system where generation is more strategically located near electric loads.