The 53.5MW Piedmont Green Power plant is scheduled to go online in 2012. DPS will provide a variety of services for the facility both during construction and after the plant is operational, including selecting the site staff, managing day-to-day plant operations, performing equipment maintenance and repair services and administering project contracts.

Don Driskill, president of DPS, said: “DPS is pleased that Rollcast Energy has selected us for this important clean energy project. Our O&M expertise is applicable in plants using a variety of fuels, including biomass, and we look forward to doing our part to help meet the needs of Rollcast and its customers.”

B&W PGG said that this contract strengthens its position in the US clean energy market during a time when such projects are of critical importance to America’s energy independence and environmental future.