Abstract
Combined heat and power (CHP) has long been the most frequentapplication for distributed generation (DG) units. Indeed, the chemical,paper, and petroleum refining industries have converted their excess fuelstocks into power since the 1920s. Today, emerging technologies such asmicroturbines and fuel cells are increasingly being used for CHP. This islikely to remain the most important DG application for the next decade,with the existing installed distributed generation CHP base doubling by2014.This article looks at both the United States historic DG installationrecord and suggests the likely size of the future distributed generationCHP market. Not only are market trends that influence the use of CHPidentified, but by using a highly disaggregated and detailed model, theirimpacts on market potential are quantified. The article presents top-levelinsights into which CHP technologies and size ranges have been and willbe the largest market segments for manufacturers, developers and fuelsuppliers. The data has been calculated by region of the U.S. as well.These forecasts summarize the first DG CHP market assessment to con-sider the impact of higher gas prices. This information may assist policymaking in the DG and CHP arenas, and could influence R&D efforts
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