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Southern Company to Build 100 MW Biomass Plant in Texas
October 14, 2009Source: Clean Edge News
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company that acquires,
builds, manages and owns wholesale generation assets, recently
announced that it is acquiring Nacogdoches Power, LLC from American
Renewables, LLC and will move ahead with construction of the planned
biomass power plant in Sacul, Texas.
Groundbreaking of the plant is
expected in the fall of 2009 and commercial operation is projected for
the summer of 2012. According to the company, the completed project
will be one of the largest biomass-fueled electric generating
facilities in the U.S., capable of generating approximately 100
megawatts.
The plant's output is committed through a 20-year power purchase
agreement with Austin Energy, the municipal utility owned by and
serving Austin, Texas.
Souther Power reports that the plant, which will be built on 165
acres, will be fueled with biomass materials, including forest residue
from the surrounding areas, wood processing residues and clean
municipal wood waste. The project will require approximately 1 million
tons of fuel annually, which is planned to be procured within a 75-
mile radius of the project site.