Lufkin Biomass Plant

Address

1930 Kurth Drive
Lufkin, TX
75901
United States of America

Latitude: 31.369239

Longitude: -94.739879

Notes

11/1/2016 sold at auction for $4.9 Operating date of 2/1996 comes from EIA data, but must be in error. Aspen Power LLC is a subsidiary of Aspen Pipeline LP "430,000 green tons annually of waste products, including 1,100 tons a day of logging debris, 400 tons a day of urban biomass, and in-woods chipping and mill waste such as sawdust, chips and barks from about 76 wood manufacturing facilities within a 50-mile radius"

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%	0.9%	1.4%	1.1%
Black	53.3%	41.2%	27.3%	19.6%	17.2%
Hispanic	23.8%	29.7%	31.4%	25.5%	23.6%
White	20.7%	25.9%	37.6%	50.4%	54.8%
	54.8%
Population	1,549	8,362	32k	57k	131k
Income	$27k				$47k

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CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Akeida Capital Management	Former Owner	0%
Aspen Pipeline LLC	Former Owner	100%

LINK

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Aspen Power powers up in Lufkin August 14, 2011
Aspen president says emission equipment makes for 'zero smoke'
Fifth Circuit Denies Aspen Power LLC�s Motion to Stay EPA Stop-Work Order 4/14/2009 "The stop-work order prohibits Aspen from conducting permanent construction activities before the issuance of a Prevention of Significant Deterioration ("PSD") air permit from TCEQ."
Powering up: Final preparations are under way at state's first biomass plant May 24, 2011 photos, googlemap

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Unit Type: Burner: Boiler
Power 44 MW

Status History

Closed	4-2015
Operating	9-2011
Operating	9-2011
Operating	8-14-2011
Proposed	2007
Operating	2-1996

Fuels and Products

Wood Waste Solids

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