One fuel. Electricity and heat. 70-90% system efficiency.
On the right site profile — high continuous thermal demand and steady electrical demand — CHP can dramatically cut energy cost and carbon. On the wrong site, it disappoints. We model before we recommend.
- 70-90%
- System efficiency vs ~40% grid
- 4-10 yrs
- Typical payback
- Modelled
- Half-hourly elec + thermal
When CHP delivers
Electricity and heat from one fuel
A single generator producing both means total system efficiency in the 70–90% range, vs ~40% for grid electricity alone.
Suited to high-thermal loads
Heat-led sectors — manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, leisure, district heating — benefit most. The economics rely on using the heat.
Bill savings and resilience
Lower energy spend on the right site profile, plus on-site generation through grid disturbances.
Modelled, not assumed
CHP can disappoint if sized to a brochure. We model your half-hourly electricity and your thermal demand together before recommending.
Gas contracts that fit
CHP runs on gas. We negotiate gas supply contracts sized to the CHP profile — including the right Take-or-Pay treatment.
Stacked with VO, solar, battery
CHP, voltage optimisation, solar PV and battery storage often live well together. We design the stack as one project.
Move from a single price-fix to a portfolio you actively manage.
Our trade desk currently manages over 150 GWh in flex contracts on behalf of UK businesses, and beat supplier projections by 20% in the last 12 months. You stay in control. We do the trading.
CHP — frequently asked questions
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