Ithaca / Ë Éª Î¸ É k É / is a city in the Southern TierâFinger Lakes region of New York. It is the seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the IthacaâTompkins County metropolitan area. This area contains the municipalities of the Town of Ithaca, the village of Cayuga Heights, and other towns and villages in Tompkins County. The city of Ithaca is located on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York. It is named for the Greek island of Ithaca.[3]
In a micro CHP a fuel source such as natural gas is used to generate electricity, and the excess heat from that operation is used to heat a home and in some cases water as well. The efficiency of converting fuel to useful energy may be as high as 90 percent.
Electricity Generating Sources. Generating Sources. Most of the electricity in the United States is generated by steam turbines. Petroleum (oil), coal, and natural gas are burned in large furnaces to generate steam, which pushes on the blades of a turbine. In the United States, coal is the primary source used to generate electricity. Besides being burned to heat water for steam, natural gas can be also burned to produce hot combustion gases that pass through a turbine, turning the blades to generate electricity.