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Georgia Power recently signed a 15-year deal with Greenway Renewable Power LLC, an affiliate of Rollcast Energy Inc., which develops, owns and operates renewable power plants that generate electricity from wood waste. The contracted power supply will come from a biomass-fueled facility to be located near Franklin, Ga., in the west-central part of the state.
The Greenway facility will process timber-harvesting residuals, noncommercial tree species, tree thinnings, lumber scraps and wood waste reclaimed from landfills. Under the contract, Georgia Power will purchase 100 percent of the plant’s 50-megawatt capacity, which is enough to power 12,500 homes. The plant is expected to be operational in 2010.
With the addition of this contract, Georgia Power’s energy portfolio includes six qualified biomass and renewable energy facilities throughout the state, generating 130 megawatts of electricity from wood waste, landfill gas and hydropower.