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.
   Biomass can be used to make electricity. Many towns burn their garbage in waste-to-energy plants. Instead of putting the garbage in landfills, they burn it to make electricity.    Biomass can be used to make an energy-rich gas called biogas. Biogas is like the natural gas we use in our stoves and furnaces.iomass energy generally refers to using energy from resources such as animal waste and municipal waste, or resources such as corn or sugar cane.