An energy company executive says construction on a long-awaited $160 million wood-burning power plant in eastern Connecticut could begin next month, The Associated Press reports.
The Norwich Bulletin reports that Plainfield selectmen approved a license agreement Tuesday between the town and Plainfield Renewable Energy LLC, and that company vice president Daniel Donovan believes construction could begin in September.
The 37.5-megawatt plant would be built on 27 acres in Plainfield along Route 12. It would use construction debris and other waste wood to produce electricity.
The facility has been in development for the past five years and was approved by the state in 2009.
Plainfield Renewable Energy is a venture of Florida-based Decker Energy International Inc., which runs four biomass power plants in other states, and Connecticut-based NuPower LLC, a renewable energy company.
