When completed in 2012, Piedmont Green Power will provide clean energy to approximately 40,000 homes. The project will generate approximately 300 jobs during construction and 27 full-time positions. Piedmont will create approximately 100 jobs in the region for fuel processing and delivery.
Penn Cox, president and CEO of Rollcast, said: “We are excited about partnering with Zachry to complete this project. In addition to their excellent history in power plant design and construction, we know that they will also be an important part of the Barnesville community during the construction period.”
Keith Manning, executive vice president of Zachry, said: “Our ongoing experience in the biomass energy market allows us to interact with project developers, help select cutting-edge technologies and price opportunities that we know we can successfully build.”
Rollcast is a developer of renewable power and Zachry has engineered more than 640MW of biomass energy.
