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Resident urges comment on Rayonier biomass boiler, warns rate settlement may raise costs
Summary
Dr. Treba Gear told the Wayne County Board of Commissioners that a Georgia Power–linked biomass boiler proposed at the Rayonier site will increase pollution and costs; she urged residents to use a June 9 virtual hearing and the open comment period ending Friday to register concerns.
Dr. Treba Gear, speaking during public comment at the June 2 Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting in Jesup, urged residents to review and comment on a Georgia Environmental Protection Division permitting process and a separate Georgia Public Service Commission-related rate settlement she said will affect electric customers statewide.
Gear, who identified herself as "Dr. Treba Gear," said a proposed project at the Rayonier site would replace the mill’s Boiler No. 3 with a much larger boiler that would supply about 70 megawatts to the grid while continuing to provide steam to Rayonier. “This operation is going to add a much larger boiler. … The energy that that whole production process is gonna add a whole lot more pollution to your community,” she said.
The public speaker said Georgia…
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