The renewable energy power plant now uses solely biomass fuel, primarily urban and agricultural wood waste, while before the 15-month conversion, it had run for 20-plus years on coal.
Mt Poso is a cogeneration power plant that utilizes steam from the power plant to enhance production in a nearby oil field and uses water from the oil field to supply the power plant.
Macpherson Energy’s supplies water for the cogeneration plant as well as it operates the West Mt Poso Oil Field, where as its partner DTEES operates the power plant.
Macpherson Energy president and CEO Donald Macpherson said they are creating jobs, reducing emissions and delivering clean renewable electricity and the new Mt Poso biomass plant is good for the Kern County economy and good for the environment.
