In 2001, the Alliance to Save Energy picked awarded Pataki its most prestigious annual prize for leadership in energy efficiency and combined heat and power.

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The 80% efficiency seen in combined heat and power plants, known as cogeneration plants, is ideally suited for large institutions--universities, hospitals, airports--that have extensive electricity and thermal energy demand in a concentrated area.

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The potential efficiency savings from such projects are immense, says Neal Elliott, an expert on combined heat and power (CHP) systems with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

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