About RHC

Renewable heating and cooling (RHC) is the generation of energy from renewable technologies and resources to serve end-use applications such as:

• Heating water for pools or other uses 
• Space heating
• Space cooling
• Process heat

Renewable thermal technologies offer a safe, clean, efficient, and increasingly cost-competitive option for reducing conventional energy use. These technologies are proven, mature, and low-risk, offering significant financial, environmental, and energy benefits to project stakeholders. Renewable heating and cooling offers the following benefits:

• Provides predictable and often fixed-price energy over the life of the project
• Offers a hedge against financially volatile conventional energy sources such as oil, gas, or electricity
• Reduces emissions and air pollutants without sacrificing comfort or performance
• Utilizes sustainable renewable resources rather than finite fossil fuels
• Increases our energy security by developing domestic energy sources
• Stimulates local jobs and domestic economic growth

Visit EPA’s Renewable Heating and Cooling Web site for more information on how RHC technologies can benefit you.