What are the economic benefits of biomass power generation facilities?
Biomass power generating units produce a significant economic benefit to the area surrounding the plant. Facilities of the scale typically developed by LGR (28-32 MW) create approximately 100 construction jobs during the 18-month construction phase, 25 full-time jobs involved in the operation of the facility, and 35+ jobs in the collection, processing, and transportation of the wood fuel material. The investment in the facility will also significantly increase the local property tax base, and the millions of dollars spent each year on fuel purchases will help existing, and perhaps new, wood processing operations in the region remain viable.
