Some utility customers in California are paying for electricity they do not use

William Pentland writes on the Forbes website about the penalty affecting combined heat and power.   Reverse Net-Metering? California Penalizes Certain Types Of Energy Efficiency Can you imagine paying your local utility for electricity you did not consume? This seems absurd. We don’t pay taxes for income we never earn. In most places and most … Continue reading Some utility customers in California are paying for electricity they do not use

CHP in Spain suffering by lack of adequate policy framework

The Gas to Power Journal has recently reported that the Spanish Cogeneration Association (Acogen) is quite concerned that cogeneration will suffer unless there are new energy efficiency measures in place to ensure that the full potential for cogeneration capacity is achieved.  It also states that the current Emissions Trading System is “harmful for CHP.”   … Continue reading CHP in Spain suffering by lack of adequate policy framework