Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced that it has made a $500,000 equity investment in Tecogen Inc., a developer and manufacturer of natural gas-driven combined heat and power (CHP) products for commercial and industrial facilities. The investment is a strategic addition to the utility company’s growing clean energy portfolio.
Tecogen systems supply electric power or cooling while heat from the engine is recovered and purposefully used at the facility. The benefits may include dramatic reductions in both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.