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Combined Heat and Power Installations in District of Columbia

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City Organization Name Facility Name Application SIC4 NAICS Op Year Latest Install Year Capacity (KW) Prime Mover Fuel Class-Primary Fuel Last Verified
Washington Washington Convention Center / Pepco Energy Walter E. Washington Convention Center Government 9100 92119 2003 2003 4,000 BPST WASTE HEAT - Steam 2010
Washington PEPCO Energy British Embassy Other Services 9721 928120 2010 2010 250 ERENG NG - Natural Gas 2011
Washington National Archives and Records Administration National Archives Building CI Energy Star CHP Award Government 9100 92119 2010 2010 225 ERENG NG - Natural Gas 2019
Washington Pepco Energy Services / DC Water Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant CI Wastewater Treatment 4952 22132 2015 2015 14,000 CT RENEWABLE - Digester Gas 2024
Washington George Washington University Ross Hall Central Utility Plant CI Colleges / Univ. 8221 611311 2015 2015 4,500 CT NG - Natural Gas 2021
Washington Boland Trane Multi-Family Building Multi-Family Buildings 6513 53111 2016 2016 130 MT NG - Natural Gas 2018
Washington TMR Engineering Carrollsburg Condominiums Multi-Family Buildings 6513 53111 2016 2016 130 MT NG - Natural Gas 2018
Washington E-Finity Distributed Generation / U.S. General Services Administration U.S. Department of the Interior Government 9111 92111 2017 2017 1,000 MT NG - Natural Gas 2018
Washington Architect of the Capitol U.S. Capitol Power Plant MG Government 9121 921110 2018 2018 7,500 CT NG - Natural Gas 2021
Washington Mid-Atlantic University Mid-Atlantic University CI Colleges / Univ. 8221 61131 2019 2019 1,000 MT NG - Natural Gas 2020
Washington CCDC Residential LLC Apartments at CityCenter Multi-Family Buildings 6513 53111 2013 2013 150 ERENG NG - Natural Gas 2020
Washington The Westchester Corporation The Westchester Multi-Family Buildings 6513 53111 2013 2013 75 ERENG NG - Natural Gas 2020
Washington NAVFAC US Naval Research Laboratory CI Other Services 8731 541715 2013 2013 5,000 CT NG - Natural Gas 2023

MG Denotes a CHP system that is part of a microgrid, a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DERs) that can disconnect and re-connect to the utility grid as a single entity, allowing facilities to remain operational during utility outages. A CHP system is considered part of a microgrid if it serves multiple buildings or if it is connected to other DER technologies.

CI Denotes sites that fall into overall Critical Infrastructure (CI) facility application types. These facilities may deliver essential services and functions during natural disasters, emergency events, or grid outages, and CHP may allow the facilities to provide reliable electric and thermal energy to maintain our nation’s security, public health and safety, and support sectors.

Energy Star CHP Award Denotes systems that have earned the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award for superior performance. For more information, see https://www.epa.gov/chp/energy-star-chp-awards

State Summary for District of Columbia

Prime Mover Sites Capacity (KW)
Total 13 37,960
Steam Rankine Cycle 0 0
Waste Heat Recovery 0 0
Reciprocating Engine 4 700
Microturbine 4 2,260
Organic Rankine Cycle 0 0
Backpressure Steam Turbine 1 4,000
Combustion Turbine 4 31,000
Fuel Cell 0 0
Heat Recovery Steam Generator with a Steam Turbine 0 0
Combined Cycle 0 0
Boiler/Steam Turbine 0 0
Photovoltaic / Solar Thermal Hybrid 0 0
Other 0 0

Prime Mover Code Descriptions

Prime Mover Code Description
B/ST Boiler/Steam Turbine
CC Combined Cycle
CT Combustion Turbine
FCEL Fuel Cell
MT Microturbine
ERENG Reciprocating Engine
ORC Organic Rankine Cycle
PV Photovoltaic / Solar Thermal Hybrid
SRC Steam Rankine Cycle
BPST Backpressure Steam Turbine
HRSG/ST Heat Recovery Steam Generator with a Steam Turbine
OTH Other

Column Heading Descriptions

Heading Description
City City name
Organization Name Name of the owner or operator of the CHP system
Facility Name Name of the facility that uses the thermal energy from the CHP system
Application Market sector served by the CHP system
SIC4 Standard Industrial Classification, 4-digit code
NAICS North American Industry Classification System code
Op Year Year the CHP system first became operational (years of all system expansions are not shown)
Latest Install Year Year of the most recent installation in CHP system
Prime Mover Primary equipment type (if a site has units of different equipment types, the type accounting for the largest capacity will be shown)
Capacity (kW) Total electric capacity of all CHP units at the site (kilowatts)
Fuel Type Primary fuel type used by the CHP system
Last Verified The year of the most recent verification of data for this CHP system

Fuel Code Descriptions

Fuel Code Description
RENEWABLE Ag Biomass, Biofuel, Digester Gas, LFG, Solid Biomass, Wood
COAL Coal
NG Natural Gas, Propane
OIL Fuel Oil, Diesel
WASTE Blast Furnace Gas, Black Liquor, Petroleum Coke, Process Gas, MSW, Waste Coal
WASTE HEAT Heat, Steam
OTH Hydrogen, Other

*Note: while this system is waste heat to power it may not meet PURPA's definition of cogeneration (aka CHP).

  • Application Version 2.0.2 | Data current as of Oct 9, 2024

About the CHP Installation Database

The U.S. Department of Energy CHP Installation Database is the most comprehensive source of information on CHP installations in the United States. Established in 2002, the CHP Installation Database is maintained by ICF Inc. and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The database is updated on a monthly basis.