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Rep. James describes one‑year extension and milestones for Rygate biomass plant PPA
Summary
Representative Kathleen James briefed the committee on language that would extend the Rygate wood‑burning power plant's power‑purchase agreement if the plant meets efficiency and reporting milestones; committee testimony noted the plant's new ownership, equipment and market disruptions, and a committee recommendation for a one‑year extension.
Representative Kathleen James summarized committee testimony on statutory language tied to the Rygate biomass power plant and its power‑purchase agreement (PPA).
"For folks who don't know, Rygate is a wood burning biomass power plant that's up in Caledonia County," James said. She told the committee that the plant supplies "about 3 percent of our state's total electricity consumption" and is an "important part of our forest economy" because it buys low‑grade forest products that otherwise have few markets.
James described a 2022 legislative extension…
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