Gearoid Foley, President, Integrated CHP Systems Corp., Fair Lawn, N.J.

Time right for combined heat-and-power systems

As energy prices continue to increase, now may be the opportune time to consider combined heat-and-power (CHP) systems. Even with significantly higher costs for natural gas—the fuel of choice for CHP—the spark recently has returned to favor CHP systems with high load factors in many regions of the United States.