- The simultaneous production of Electricity and Useful Heat from a single fuel source (primarily natural gas).
- Electricity is produced on site off the electrical grid to replace electricity otherwise purchased from local hydro distributers.
- Heat is recovered from the cogenerator and utilized by the host facility. The overall system efficiency is increased significantly (up to 90%).
What does CHP do?
- Increases overall efficiency of energy production.
- Reduce costs with electricity import & production of heat.
- Overall system efficiencies can reach up to 90%.
- Heat generated from producing the electricity is distributed to the boilers of heaters, off-setting the cost of natural gas (boilers or heaters) to the facility.
Resulting Benefits of CHP?
- Increases reliability resiliency of power supply.
- On-site energy provider increases sustainability of facility operations/processes.
- These can either be intangible benefits but many times they can provide significant financial benefits for the host.
- Energy Cost Savings (Electricity and Gas).
- Responsible Environmental Stewards.
1st CHeP System in Canada built by
2006- Villa Charities installs “First-of-its-Kind” CHP System in Canada:
- Villa Colombo Vaughan Seniors Centre
- 335 kW CHeP System: Received Certificate of Recognition award from OPA
- Currently operating under 20 year “CHPSOP” contract with OPE/IESO
