Ocean County has received almost $1 million in incentives for upgrading its energy systems, the centerpiece of which is the installation of the combined heat and power fuel cell (CHP) at the Ocean County Justice Complex on Hooper Avenue in Toms River.

The large, nondescript white box-like structure located on the west side of Hooper Avenue is the 600-kW natural gas-fueled CHP system that generates electricity to power the justice complex, while capturing and using the waste heat for space…