Georgia greenlights conversion of coal-fired plant to biomass; will generate 96 MW of biopower

In Georgia, the state Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Georgia Power Company’s request to convert the Plant Mitchell Unit 3 to a 96 MW biomass power plant, from coal. The unit will utilize wood biomass drawn from a 100 mile radius around the plant, and is scheduled to complete conversion by 2012. OIn other biomass-to-power news, Xcel Energy filed to add a biomass gasification to its Ashland, Wisconsin plant. The plant would become the largest biomass-based power generator in the Midwest upon completion in 2012.

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