combined heat and power system
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “combined heat and power system” means a facility that—
(A) simultaneously and efficiently produces useful thermal energy and electricity; and
(B) recovers not less than 60 percent of the energy value in the fuel (on a higher-heating-value basis) in the form of useful thermal energy and electricity.
Source
- 2007–present42 U.S.C. § 6341The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this part
The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in section 6341 of this title.
Source
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18842The Public Health and Welfare · Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems · in this section