Biomass Power Plant in Western Washington — Possibly on the Peninsula
Energy Northwest, a public utility consortium, and Adage — a private company — are planning to build a biomass plant in western Washington. They haven’t determined a specific location yet. The plant could be built as early as 2012.
This will generate energy through the burning of wood waste from logging and mill operations.
Rep. Kevin Van De Wege and Senator James Hargrove have introduced legislation to encourage the development of biomass energy in Washington. Van De Wege said a plant on the Peninsula would be a “win-win” for the timber industry and for renewable energy. “I think that there is a lot of promise. I think that the timber industry needs it. It creates family-wage jobs based around energy.”
Wherever it ends up being built, this plant would generate about 50 megawatts of electricity — enough to supply 40,000 households in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill and Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. mill in Port Angeles both burn wood waste that could be used for this plant.
This will generate energy through the burning of wood waste from logging and mill operations.
Rep. Kevin Van De Wege and Senator James Hargrove have introduced legislation to encourage the development of biomass energy in Washington. Van De Wege said a plant on the Peninsula would be a “win-win” for the timber industry and for renewable energy. “I think that there is a lot of promise. I think that the timber industry needs it. It creates family-wage jobs based around energy.”
Wherever it ends up being built, this plant would generate about 50 megawatts of electricity — enough to supply 40,000 households in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
The Port Townsend Paper Mill and Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. mill in Port Angeles both burn wood waste that could be used for this plant.
Labels: Adage biomass plant, biomass plant Olympic Peninsula, Energy Northwest, Kevin Van De Wege, Nippon Paper Industries USA Port Angeles, Port Townsend Paper Mill, Senator James Hargrove
posted by Tom Harper at 7:21 PM
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Wherever it ends up being built, this plant would generate about 50 megawatts of electricity — enough to supply 40,000 households in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Why such a wide area when there are that many homes in this area alone? And why do they always mention households when the mill chews up that much power everyday?
Well, being as I have hauled wood chips in the past I know that there is a mill in Lewiston, Idaho that used more chips than they made so we hauled chips to them from north eastern Washington for their power generating plant.
And we hauled chips from other mills in the area to the Washington Water Power electrical generating plant just west of Kettle Falls, Washington.
I know all about that crap, been there, done that.
Wood waste? Here? How many log trucks do you see going through town these days?
It creates family-wage jobs based around energy.”
Thirty bucks an hour(the current family-wage job figure) at the expense of our trees? How much is that worth to you?
You had better consider yourselves damn lucky if Nippon Paper doesn't cut back or close down.
Those Japs aren't as stupid as Americans are, they will pull out in a heart beat if they have to if the markets start going sour.
The stupid ones are worried and promoting things that are not going to work, the wise ones are spading up gardens.
It's the economy stupid, and it's world wide. It isn't going to improve here for some time so do what you have to do to get by, and be thankful for what you do have.
I have it made, but I know that many of you don't, good luck, and I mean that.
If political bullshit works as a biomass, I see a bright and shiny future for this corner of the world.
We need a nuclear power plant here...it's SAFE stupid liberals!
The city council could power a lot more than 40,000 households with their, umm, byproducts.
The world is going to end in 2012, so it doesn't really matter.
The city council could power a lot more than 40,000 households with their, umm, byproducts.
Stop that shit, I hate it when others are funnier than me, ha ha ha.
Lets get back to the post about the radio station. I do turn on the radio in my pickup at times.
When I want to listen to my George Carlin CD's, ha ha ha.
Well whoopy hey hey! Sure glad to heir this news cos Iv got a paice of caik on that side of the towen and using the 8 Streets brich is sure esier than goin round the truck root you knw?
Wenz my shelter gunna be redy? I heer theys wurkin on it, i see the cloks wurkin.
Hey I lik this libary. Howcum I can't sleep in heer?
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