Guidance

Simple guide to Good Quality CHP and the Quality Index value

A simple guide for CHP scheme owners on what constitutes Good Quality CHP and how the Quality Index scoring system is used.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 1 September 2021
• Last updated: 26 March 2026
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  1. 26 March 2026

     Updated 2026 to align with the CHPQA Portal now hosted on GOV.UK

  2. 1 September 2021

     First published.

Documents

Simple guide to Good Quality CHP and the Quality Index value

PDF, 3.56 MB, 10 pages

Details

Good Quality is the term used to describe CHP schemes that are considered energy efficient under the CHPQA assessment criteria.

The Quality Index(QI) is the scoring system developed for CHPQA that provides a means of assessing the quality of CHP Schemes.