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Senate committee considers $5 million for Shakopee biomass plant to process emerald ash borer wood
Summary
Senator Pratt presented Senate File 24‑56 asking for $5 million from the Renewable Development Account to help Koda Energy process emerald ash borer‑infested wood and support baseload renewable power at a Shakopee biomass plant.
Senator Pratt presented Senate File 24‑56 on March 24, asking the committee to allocate $5,000,000 from the Renewable Development Account to Koda Energy to buy equipment that would dispose of wood infested by the emerald ash borer and support a baseload renewable electricity source.
The proposal centers on Koda Energy, a combined heat-and-power biomass plant in Shakopee owned by Rahr Malting Company and operated in partnership with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Stacy Cook, vice president of sustainability for Rahr Corp and president of Koda Energy, told the committee Koda replaced a large portion of the plant’s natural gas use with biomass heat when…
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