As a result of this expanded relationship with GRP, Veolia will support the startup and commissioning of the biomass projects located in Lumberton, North Carolina, and Carnesville and Colbert, both located in Georgia.
Veolia has been operating the 25 MW Combined Heat and Power plant in Lumberton for the past year under a short term contract. The Lumberton plant uses both biomass and poultry litter for fuel and has a long term power purchase agreement with Duke Energy.
The Georgia projects are both under construction and are expected to be online and operating by mid-2019. Each is expected to have a generating capacity of 66 MW powered by converting biomass feedstock into energy. Electricity produced by the plants will be purchased by Georgia Power under long term power purchase agreements.
When complete, each facility will use approximately 500,000 tons of biomass each year and employ 25 to 30 people.
“We’re excited to move forward with these biomass facilities and help deliver cost-efficient sustainable energy to our customers,” said David Shaffer, President and Chief Operating Officer of GRP.
