The key non-financial benefit from CHP is that it provides the opportunity to secure cost-effective reductions in CO₂ emissions which dramatically lowers your commercial carbon footprint. CHP can also make savings on other GHGs, such as methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂0).

In the UK, three industrial sectors account for almost 76% of CHP electrical capacity:

• Chemicals (33%)
• Oil refineries (32%)
• Paper, publishing, printing (10%).

Large community heating schemes affect:

• Hospitals
• Universities
• Hotels and leisure centres

CHP provides the following direct benefits:

• Minimum 10% energy savings but typically higher
• Cost savings of between 15% and 40% over electricity sourced from the grid and heat generated by on-site boilers
• Minimum 10% CO2 savings for good quality natural gas CHP, in comparison to conventional forms of energy generation