RD Penrose-1, LLC

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Penrose, NC
28766
United States of America

Latitude: 35.2723372

Longitude: -82.6390121

Notes

Initial proposal to county in 2011 was railroad ties to biofuels. By the time paperwork was filed with state, it was exclusively trash gasification to make electricity. 220 wet tons per day to start, later phases in similar increments.

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Asian			0.8%	0.7%	1.2%
Black	2.5%	2.5%	2.3%	2.5%	3.7%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.4%	7.2%	5.6%	10.1%
White	88.8%	88.8%	84.7%	86.7%	80.4%
	80.4%
Population	1,138	1,138	10k	43k	255k
Income	$46k				$57k

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Group	St.	Interest
People for Clean Mountains		Interested

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Registration as a New Renewable Energy Facility by RD--Penrose 1, LLC Filing with NC Utilities Commission
How to Stop a Biomass Incinerator - story of victory Biomass Monitor newsletter (8/27/2013)

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Unit #1
Unit Type: Burner: Gasification
Power 4 MW

Status History

Defeated	7-22-2013
Proposed	1-2011

Fuels and Products

Municipal Solid Waste	220 Tons Per Day	1#	Input
Wood Waste Solids		2#	Input

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