Grand Rapids, MN
United States of America
Latitude: 47.2378658
Longitude: -93.5302142
Would have been co-owned by and adjacent to Blandin Paper Mill.
http://www.netl.doe.gov/coal/refshelf/ncp.pdf - withdrawn
Addition of 225 MWe. : Minnesota Power, an Allete company, announced in mid-August that it will build a 225-Megawatt power plant in cooperation with Blandin Paper Company. The plant will be fueled with a combination of biomass (mostly wood waste), low-sulfur coal, and natural gas. Using a circulating fluidized bed boiler, the plant will be capable of being powered with up to 40 percent wood waste. See . THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO ECONOMIC INFEASIBILITY.