Completed under the terms of the facility’s engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) contract, the $225m project will be fueled by a variety of sources including wood from construction and demolition debris, recycled wood pallets and land clearing materials.
Owned by Enova Energy, the project located on a 27 acre remediated brown field site will generate enough electricity to power 37,000 homes.
Connecticut Light & Power will buy 80% of the plant’s output under a 15-year off-take agreement, while the remainder will be sold into the regional capacity, energy and REC markets.
The Class 1 renewable biomass plant has met all conditions to qualify as an ISO New England (ISO-NE) market asset and achieved commercial operation; and is also eligible for a 1603 cash grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Leidos is also responsible to operate the plant and will start marketing efforts to sell the facility to renewable power plant investors to maximize the value of the investment for shareholders.
Equipped with advanced biomass staged gasification technology developed by Outotec Energy Products, the plant will also provide about 15% of the amount of renewable energy that the state of Connecticut is required under current rules to produce.
Leidos chairman and CEO John Jumper said the project is a unique power plant that creates a beneficial reuse for construction debris by turning it into energy.
"We’re excited to have this important facility up and running to deliver renewable energy to the residents of Connecticut and New England for years to come," added Jumper.
