Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance » Xcel Energy Corp http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com Future thinking bio products for Wisconsin. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bio Industry Basics #9: PSC Approves Xcel Biomass Plant http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com/bio-industry-basics-9-psc-approves-xcel-biomass-plant-2/ http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com/bio-industry-basics-9-psc-approves-xcel-biomass-plant-2/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:18 +0000 admin http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com/?p=427 Xcel Energy Corp. will move forward converting their Ashland power plant from coal to biomass after the Public Service Commission unanimously voted in favor of the project last week. Here are a few facts about the project:

• Expected to be complete in 2012, the plant will be the largest in the Midwest burning biomass.

• The project will convert a coal-fired boiler to burn wood waste.

• With two out of three boilers already burning wood, the conversion will enable the plant to run entirely on renewable sources.

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