Combined heat and power generation facilities, Little Ferry, NJ

The CHP (combined heat and power cogeneration) plant is a collaboration between Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) and DCO Bergen Energy LLC, and has helped BCUA's energy conservation efforts. An energy study performed in 2005 determined it would be more beneficial to the BCUA, its municipalities and other sewer service rate payers to derive the required electricity and hot water from a combined heat and power (CHP) cogeneration facility. Subsequently, the BCUA retained the services of Metro Energy Solutions to undertake a competitive procurement process to solicit qualifications from companies that specialize in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of CHP cogeneration facilities. This resulted in the BCUA entering into an agreement with DCO Bergen Energy LLC in 2006 to complete the CHP cogeneration facility by May 2008. The project was completed on time in June 2008 and under the total project budget of $12 million