Vision

Vision of the U.S. Department of Energy and its partners in CHP for buildings is that by the year 2020, CHP for buildings will be the preferred method of energy utilization in commercial and institutional buildings.

Mission

The mission of the Southeast CHP Application Center is to provide application assistance, technology information, and educational support necessary to:

• Reduce perceived risks by
• Architects and engineering companies
• Energy services companies
• Building owners
• Foster these systems as a viable
• Technical option
• Financial option
• Environmental option
• Energy efficiency option

Focus

The focus of the center is to establish a solid three-prong approach to assist the professional community to rapidly and successfully apply integrated CHP systems by providing:

• Educational material including Website and accredited training classes
• Engineering tool kits including case studies and application screening tools
• Engineering project support including technical advice and preliminary design and assessment services