A new biomass power plant announced Thursday is expected to bring hundreds of related jobs and a direct $95 million investment.
A statement from the office of Gov. Nathan Deal said the plant itself will bring 35 permanent jobs to Laurens County. The new biomass power plant, which will be built at an existing paper mill, will provide steam to the mill and also generate 56 megawatts of electricity for the electrical grid, according to the statement.
The investment is being made by Dublin-based Green Power Solutions, which has been working more than 18 months with Beasley Forestry Products and Land Care Services, Deal’s statement said.
The power plant is expected to be the largest renewable energy qualifying facility developed so far in Georgia.
Cal Wray, president of the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority, told The Telegraph that the power plant will be placed at the SP Fiber Technologies paper mill just outside East Dublin off Ga. 199.
From The Telegraph: https://www.macon.com/2012/12/06/2275956/deal-announces-95-million-biomass.html