Palmer Biomass

Address

1000 Page Boulevard
Springfield, MA
01106
United States of America

Latitude: 42.148921

Longitude: -72.545151

Notes

Massachusetts DEP revoked their permit in late March / early April 2021.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	1.7%	1.7%	2.9%	3.7%
Black	12.8%	16.5%	17.2%	10.9%	7.3%
Hispanic	43.0%	38.2%	38.2%	31.4%	19.2%
White	42.2%	41.5%	40.9%	52.5%	66.6%
	66.6%
Population	1,435	30k	140k	366k	741k
Income	$50k			$57k	$61k

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
Massachusetts Environmental Energy Alliance		Interested
Stop Toxic Incineration in Springfield		Interested
Partnership for Policy Integrity		Interested
Arise for Social Justice		Interested

CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Palmer Renewable Energy, LLC	Developer	0%

LINK

Link
Springfield City Council revokes local permit for proposed wood-burning biomass plant May 23, 2011
Stop Toxic Incineration in Springfield The website of the local grassroots group organized to stop this proposal
Palmer Renewable Energy sues city over revoked special permit June 28, 2011
Letters to the Editor: Biomass developer overlooks evidence "An artist's rendering of the proposed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant off Page Boulevard in East Springfield."
Springfield zoning board revokes Biomass plant permit 1/25/2012 News article
Massachusetts DEP hearing on proposed Springfield biomass plant spurs cheers, jeers 4/5/2011 News article

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
38 MW	Burner: Fluidized Bed - Circulating	Defeated	Construction/Demolition Wood Waste 810 Tons Per Day	Wood Waste Solids

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