What is co-generation and how does it work?
The Power House generates electricity by burning coal and natural gas. The Power House also produces steam and chilled water during the electricity generation process. The Power House is considered a “Combined Heat and Power” (CHP) facility because of this co-generation of electricity, steam, and chilled water. Co-generation harnesses exhaust heat, which would otherwise be a wasted byproduct of electricity generation, to produce steam and hot water. The steam can be used to produce more electricity without burning additional fuel (and adding more harmful emissions). The steam can also be used to chill water, or the steam can be sent directly to a building.
