New equipment provides heat and electricity

With winter right around the corner, many homeowners are looking for ways to lower their energy bills. At Boston's recent Greenbuild 2008 conference, the American Honda Motor Company unveiled an energy-efficient heat and power generator.

The machine can provide savings of up to $1000 when installed with a furnace system because it provides additional "free-watt" electricity.

The generator has been in existence for several years, but it did not arrive in the United States until 2007. Since it was introduced in Asia in 2003, however, Honda has sold more than 50,000 units.

"Across all markets in which we sell products, the Honda mission is to bring advanced, innovative and environmentally responsible products to our customers," Steve Bailey, vice president of power equipment forAmerican Honda, tells Green Building Elements."

Bailey continues: "The Honda MCHP systems fulfill this mission by helping homeowners save energy, reduce greenhouse gasses and save money ontheir home heating while enjoying the high level of comfort and performance they have come to expect."

By offering the combination of home or water heating and power generation during outages, the Micro-Sized Combined Heat and Powergenerator, or the MCHP, offers homeowners another resource to reduce their heating costs and make their homes more environmentally friendly.

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--Bridget O'Sullivan