BioMass has hit an inflection point. Marketshares will be established quickly. US MicroGrid is busy advising clients on the underlying economics and working to drive adoption of this carbon advantaged solution.
Ohio:
First Energy is retrofitting Berger 3, and 4: A total of 312 MW! I sure hope they have done there homework on feedstock transportation.
Florida:
Gainsville Regional Utilities (GRU) has announced a deal for a 100 MW Plant.
Duke Energy has announced (through affiliate ADAGE) a 50 MW plant for Hamilton County.
BG&E has announced a 42 MW plant in Northwest Florida
Georgia:
Oglethorpe has closed on a parcel of land in Warren County as the site for their first 100 MW plant.
Wisconsin:
WE Energies has announced a 50 MW cogen plant for 250 Million. That's $ 5,000 per kw folks --hopefully theres a bit more than a cogen plant in that number!
New Hampshire:
Chocolate manufacturer Lindt is conducting co-firing tests with cocoa shells with the New Hampshire Public Service Commission. The US is way behind Europe in co-firing, although severla utilities are testing it.
In the next 5 years, we estimate an additional 4,000 MW of biomass power will be comissioned, which when added to wind and solar could really get us to 10% renewable. That's a start.
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