For the purposes of determining the maximum incentive payment, the following costs may be included in total eligible project cost:

Combined Heat & Power equipment capital cost

Engineering and design costs

Construction and installation costs, including commissioning costs

Engineering feasibility study costs

Interconnection costs

Permitting costs

Up to 5 years warranty or service contract costs

Fuel line installation costs, limited to the following:

- Costs associated with installing or upgrading a fuel line

- Customer's cost for any evaluation, planning, design, and engineering costs related to enhancing/replacing the existing fuel service specifically required to serve the CHP equipment

Air emission control equipment capital cost

Primary heat recovery equipment, i.e. heat recovery equipment directly connected to the CHP system

Heat recovery piping and controls necessary to interconnect primary heat recovery equipment to existing thermal load at the project site

Not Eligible Under the Program

The following types of generating systems/equipment are not eligible for the program:

Back-Up Generators (systems intended for emergency or back-up generation purposes)

Any system/equipment that uses diesel fuel, other types of oil and coal for continuous operations