Antioch, Illinois, Sends Landfill Gas to School
Superfund LFGTE project fuels 12 microturbines to produce 360 kilowatts.
BY MARK TORRESANI AND BEN PEOTTER

Onsite Power Glows in Brooklyn
Your energy costs are way too high, and you think an onsite plant might be an option. Do you do it yourself or hire help?
BY PENELOPE GRENOBLE O'MALLEY

Brand Ambassadors Take New CHP Recycling Energy Brand to the Streets
Each year America wastes a staggering amount of energy in traditional power generation. This equates to three times the annual energy consumption of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles combined. By recycling energy, we can make a dramatic difference.
BY JOHN KELLY AND MARY SCHEIBEL

ROIs, Tariffs, Barriers, Technology, and the “Burning Issue”—Is Cogen Right for You?
DOE's Regional Application Centers give advice on correctly analyzing energy projects.
BY DAVID ENGLE

Providing Backup When Failure Is Not an Option
The pilot of the fogbound regional airliner watched the glidepath indicator needles center before reducing power for final descent to landing. Then…
BY DAN RAFTER

Oil Producer Installs Cogeneration System With Ultra-Low NOx Emissions
To help meet America's growing energy demand, oil producers are striving to increase production at existing wellfields. This involves more than just drilling additional holes in the ground. Wellfield infrastructure also needs to expand—but such expansion carries a risk of increasing air pollution.
By GEORGE LEPOSKY

CHP Opportunities at New York State Wastewater Treatment Plants
Most of the northeast water treatment plants were forced to shut down during the blackout of 2003, causing huge operational and environmental problems. As a result, in many cities the water supply was drastically reduced because sewage plants lacked backup power generators.
BY PAUL MORINI

Genuine Parts—or Just the Ones at the Best Price?
Which parts do you buy? What are your criteria for selection?
BY PAUL HULL

Distributed Generation Systems to the Rescue
Two southern California businesses turned to microturbines to ensure power stability in a state still reeling from an energy crisis and ended up finding the systems provided much more when disaster struck.
BY KIMBERLY EPLER

University of Mississippi Wins Big With Onsite Generation and Load Curtailment
Like many universities, the University of Mississippi is always interested in maintaining its quality of education without increasing costs.
BY GINNI STIEVA

Distributed Generation: The Interconnection Journey Continues
An increasing number of progressive energy organizations, including utilities, government agencies, and the military, are supporting the commercialization of fuel cell systems, but many issues remain.
BY LISA POTTER

Big-Time Blackout Banishment
Keeping critical corporate functions operational when the power grid goes down is a challenge for all system managers. But when the critical corporate functions are those of a power company, the stakes for everyone get higher—both inside and outside the building.
BY LYNN MERRILL

A Barometer Reading on Distributed Energy
A quick read on DE and the energy industry overall from one of the nation's bellwether communities.
BY SIOBHAN BENNETT