We support and lobby for legislation that will provide economic incentives to encourage the construction of district energy and combined heat and power facilities.

Improving the efficiency of energy production from existing central power plants or heating plants with combined heat and power production technologies is a proven means to double the efficiency of fuel use. The fundamental rationale is presented by Thomas R. Casten, Chairman of Recycled Energy Development, LLC at the 100th Annual Conference of the International District Energy Association, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2009.