Combined Heat and Power System Increases Reliability and Reduces Emissions - Case Study

Project Demonstrates High Potential for CHP in Food Processing Industry . Frito-Lay North America, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, installed a combined heat and power (CHP) system at its food processing plant in Killingly, Connecticut, in 2009. The installation was supported by a state grant under Connecticut`s Energy Independence Act, which encouraged businesses and government agencies to install innovative systems to ease demand on the state`s power grid. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Energy Solutions Center1, supported twelve months of detailed data monitoring and analysis of the system.