Southern Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company that acquires, builds, manages and owns wholesale generation assets, is currently building a 100MW biomass power plant in Sacul, Texas (in NW Nacogdoches County). Groundbreaking occured in November 2009 and commercial operation is projected for the summer of 2012.
When completed in mid-2012, Plant Nacogdoches will be the largest biomass-fueled electric generating facilities in the U.S. The plant’s output is committed through a 20-year power purchase agreement with Austin Energy, the municipal utility owned by, and serving, the city of Austin, Texas. The plant’s annual output is capable of providing power to over 70,000 homes in Texas based on average annual consumption rates.
The plant, which will be built on 165 acres, will be fueled with biomass materials, including forest residue from the surrounding areas, wood processing residues and clean municipal wood waste. The project will require approximately 1 million tons of fuel annually, which is planned to be procured within a 75-mile radius of the project site.
Southern Power has executed an agreement with Fagen, Inc. of Granite Falls, Minn., for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the Nacogdoches Power, LLC biomass power plant. The construction phase is scheduled to continue through mid-2012.
How to register as a Southern Power Vendor/Subcontractor
Southern Power Company Listing of Job Openings at Nacogdoches Generating Plant (Biomass)
How to register online to be a vendor/subcontractor for Fagen, Inc.
