PRODUCTION: Virtual Network Increases Yield.

The California Energy Commission (CEC, 1516 Ninth Street, MS-29, Sacramento, CA 95814) has been awarded a grant of $300,000 by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a virtual network aimed at increasing the electricity yield from combined heat and power (CHP) systems in the Southwest region and the rest of the nation. The grant from the DOE's State Energy Program will be utilized by the Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program to fund the Southwest Combined Heat and Power Regional Application Center (SWAC) network.

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