The PUCO is actively engaged in a pilot project  with the U.S. Department of Energy to remove educational and regulatory barriers to combined heat and power (CHP) development in Ohio and across the nation.

• Materials from April 23, 2013 Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Rulemaking Workshop
• PUCO PowerPoint on Ohio’s Pilot Project for Combined Heat & Power

Contact us at CHP@puc.state.oh.us or 614-644-7670

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Ongoing PUCO Rulemakings

The PUCO recently initiated several rulemakings that may be of interest to CHP stakeholders.

• Case Number 13-651-EL-ORD: Energy Efficiency Programs
• Case Number 13-652-EL-ORD: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard
• Case Number 12-2051-EL-ORD: Interconnection 
• Case Number 12-2050-EL-ORD: Net metering issues, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

Existing CHP Facilities  

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Potential CHP Facilities

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Workshop Archives

• CHP 101 Workshop

• CHP Case Studies

• CHP Financial Tools

• CHP and Stand-by Rates

• Training for Natural Gas Utility Key Account Reps

• EE and AEPS Rulemaking

Technical Assistance and Reports

USDOE

• Midwest Clean Energy application Center

• Boiler MACT technical assistance website

• Procurement Guide to CHP Financing

• CHP: A Clean Energy Solution

USEPA

• CHP Partnership website

• Final ICI Boiler MACT Standards

• Boiler MACT Technical Assistance

Other

• PUCO Resolution in Support of USDOE Pilot Program for CHP Technical Assistance

• President Obama's Executive Order Accelerating Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency

• Combined Heat and Power Units Installation Database

• NRDC Issue Paper on CHP and Energy Efficiency

State of Ohio Funding and Incentives

• Ohio Energy Loan Fund
• Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
• Qualification as an Ohio Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, or Advanced Energy Resource

Project Screening Tools

• USDOE  Clean Energy Application Center CHP Qualification Screen

• USEPA Spark Spread Estimator

• Other Screening Tools

Stand-by Tariff Resources

• Electric Utility Standby Rates: Updates for Today and Tomorrow - National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
• Standby Rates for Customer-Sited Resources: Issues, Considerations and the Elements of Model Tariffs, prepared by Regulatory Assistance Project and ICF International for U.S. EPA, December 2009

Applicable Ohio Stand-by Tariffs

• Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) – Schedule SBS (Standby Service)
• Duke Energy Ohio Rider GSS (Generation Support Service)
• Duke Energy Ohio Rider GSS (Generation Support Service) [as proposed under current distribution rate case number 12-1682-EL-AIR]

• The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) Partial Service Schedule

• Ohio Edison Company (FirstEnergy) General Service: Partial Service Rider

• The Toledo Edison Company (FirstEnergy) Partial Service Rate “GS-15”

PUCO guide for generating your own electricity

• Advice for getting started
• Customer Guide for Interconnection
• Net metering
• Interconnection Applicant's Checklist