Most companies get their power from the grid — and if the grid goes down, they’re forced to rely on back-up power. But what if you could produce your own electricity right on site and save money doing it?

From universities to hospitals to hotels, Combined Heat and Power systems allow you to produce electricity and heat right at your facility, giving you flexibility and reliability. CHP systems consume about half of the fuel that a central power station uses, while still providing the same amount of energy. Plus, conventional methods of producing heat and power separately are only about 45% efficient, and waste heat produced at power plants is just that — wasted heat.

Instead, by producing electricity on site and recycling waste heat, CHP systems are up to twice as efficient as conventional heat and power generation.

Talk to a Peoples expert and see for yourself how CHP can make a world of difference for your building, bottom line, and the environment.

CHP systems require a “prime mover” to drive an electric generator. The most common prime movers are:

• Reciprocating Engines, Combustion Turbines and Microturbines
• Turbines
• Fuel Cells are another option for a CHP system. A fuel cell has no moving parts; it converts the chemical energy from natural gas into electricity through a chemical reaction.