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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership

Output-Based Regulations: A Handbook for Air Regulators

This handbook assists air regulators in developing emission regulations that recognize the pollution prevention benefits of CHP, and to assist CHP project owners in understanding and complying with output-based environmental regulations.

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Output-Based Regulations: A Handbook for Air Regulators (PDF)(83 pp, 2 MB)