Dive Summary:
- NRG Energy has submitted a proposal to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) to convert an oil-fired generator into a 42-megawatt (MW) biomass plant in a $100 million project to be completed in 2016.
- To help DEEP meet its goal of adding 175 MW of renewables to the state energy mix, the New Jersey-based NRG has also proposed to build a solar farm and fuel cell plant near the biomass plant.
- This proposal marks the second time NRG has tried to gain state support to convert one of the Montville Station's generating units into a wood-burning biomass unit. NRG’s proposal has been met with indifference by DEEP officials.
From the article:
"NRG Energy wants to take what was once one of Connecticut's dirtiest power plants and turn it into a renewable energy park..."
