Wednesday, January 21, 2004

January 21, 2004
Chabot College Completes Successful Cogeneration Project


Chabot College in Hayward, California has just completed the installation of a 300 kilowatt cogeneration system that will provide 100% of the energy required to heat their Olympic sized outdoor pool and provide 38% of the campuses electricity. Designed and installed by ACC Environmental Consultants (ACC) of Oakland, California, the system has an operating efficiency of 76%, much higher than the efficiency of typical utility gas fired power plants, which are about 35% efficient.

With PG&E rebates, cogeneration systems have...full article at Energy Info Source

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