From News 8 Austin, August 29, 2008...
The Austin City Council approved a $2.3 billion contract for a new biomass plant in East Texas.
The yet to be built plant will burn wood waste and will qualify as renewable energy.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Austin City Council postpones decision on biomass plant
From Austin Business Journal, August 22, 2008...
Austin Energy is expected to seek approval on Aug. 28 from the City Council for an estimated $2.3 billion, 20-year power purchase agreement with Nacogdoches Power LLC.
As first reported by the Austin Business Journal in July, the agreement would pave the way for Nacogdoches Power to build a biomass plant in East Texas and sell the power to Austin Energy. On Thursday the council postponed the decision for one week.
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Austin Energy is expected to seek approval on Aug. 28 from the City Council for an estimated $2.3 billion, 20-year power purchase agreement with Nacogdoches Power LLC.
As first reported by the Austin Business Journal in July, the agreement would pave the way for Nacogdoches Power to build a biomass plant in East Texas and sell the power to Austin Energy. On Thursday the council postponed the decision for one week.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Austin's biomass power plans raise questions
From statesman.com, August 13, 2008...
Local environmentalists and businesspeople are raising concerns about the cost and environmental impact of a proposed East Texas biomass plant that would provide power to Austin Energy.
The city-run utility is on the verge of going forward with a $2.3 billion, 20-year contract for the power that includes paying for the construction of the plant, which will be fueled by wood waste.
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Local environmentalists and businesspeople are raising concerns about the cost and environmental impact of a proposed East Texas biomass plant that would provide power to Austin Energy.
The city-run utility is on the verge of going forward with a $2.3 billion, 20-year contract for the power that includes paying for the construction of the plant, which will be fueled by wood waste.
Read more...
Friday, July 25, 2008
Austin Energy may build $2.3B biomass plant
From Austin Business Journal, July 25, 2008...
Austin Energy will soon seek approval from the City Council for a 20-year, $2.3 billion contract to build a biomass plant in East Texas that would significantly boost the utility's renewable energy portfolio.
The utility has a letter of intent with Nacogdoches Power LLC, which would develop and operate the 100-megawatt plant, Austin Energy Chief Operating Officer Michael McCluskey says. Austin Energy would be the sole buyer of the power from that plant, which would be fueled by waste wood from lumber and mill operations.
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Austin Energy will soon seek approval from the City Council for a 20-year, $2.3 billion contract to build a biomass plant in East Texas that would significantly boost the utility's renewable energy portfolio.
The utility has a letter of intent with Nacogdoches Power LLC, which would develop and operate the 100-megawatt plant, Austin Energy Chief Operating Officer Michael McCluskey says. Austin Energy would be the sole buyer of the power from that plant, which would be fueled by waste wood from lumber and mill operations.
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