UMD UCMC Combined Heat & Power System

Client

University of Maryland, Upper Chesapeake Health

Designer

ESF

Location

Bel Air, Maryland

Completion Date

2014

Delivery Method

General Contracting

The UM UCMC CHP project features a two-megawatt natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) system. UM UCMC is the first hospital in the state of Maryland to employ a CHP system. This system significantly improves the electrical efficiency of the hospital by reusing exhaust heat to simultaneously generate electrical and thermal energy. This system is the equivalent of taking more than 2,200 cars off the road.