U.S., Dec. 24 -- With commercial energy prices hiking and grid insecurity concerns increasing, blended energy programmes are becoming ever-more commonplace for businesses nationwide. Here, Tim Broadhurst, CCO at CooperOstlund, discusses the discrepancies between energy tariffs and gives his advice for businesses considering adopting combined heat and power (CHP) technology to generate energy on-site.

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