ADAGE Pulling Out of Mason County
Mason County Daily News
Written by Dedrick Allan
"ADAGE, the joint venture of AREVA and Duke Energy, is dropping plans to develop a biomass plant in Mason County. According to a news release from the Port of Shelton, representatives from ADAGE notified Port officials of their intent to halt development of a 55-megawatt wood-fired power plant on John's Prairie due to a weak market for renewable energy, specifically biomass. In the release, Port Executive Director John Dobson states “ADAGE was confident that it was well on its way in obtaining the necessary environmental and construction permits and had secured the necessary contracts for their fuel supply. However, since many utilities in Washington State have or will meet the public’s mandate (Initiative I-937) for renewable energy over the next three years, the demand for this power plant’s output is simply not there.” Voters passed Initiative 937 in 2006 which requires utilities with more than 25,000 customers to get 15 percent of their power from a renewable source by 2020. Biomass is on the list of renewable sources. The community has had a vigorous debate over the proposed biomass plant, which has also been called an incinerator, and whether it would be environmentally safe. But the news release says "Ultimately the decision by ADAGE to suspend development was made by the marketplace.”"
Of course ADAGE researched the market before it went to all of the expenses of planning and permitting and putting an office in Shelton. I think it was the letter from Peter Goldmark that stopped ADAGE.
ReplyDeleteOh, they just don't want to admit they were run out of another town. They can spin it anyway they like. We kicked some Duke butt in little ol Mason County!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLet them put any spin on it they want but the bottom line is we won the battle.
ReplyDeleteJohn
If we can kick Duke / Areva butt, we can kick Simpson / Solomon butt!
ReplyDeleteThis is a small victory within the current wave of global consciousness that will succeed in toppling oppressive regimes & creating a new earth.
ReplyDeleteShawnie - put a nice big "x" on your map where Adage "used" to be!
ReplyDeleteYeah that could be fun.. maybe tomorrow.. Now I'm gonna have to model the forks plants based on Solomon and they will look even dirtier, since we know that ADAGE lied even more that Solomon did in their numbers.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on this victory! If more Americans had the tenacity you folks have shown, our country would quickly be restored to greatness.
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