Amador County – A new limited liability company has been looking lately at powering up the old Ione-area Cogen electric generating plant. Amador Air Pollution Control Officer James L. Harris said Tuesday that the new company, Buena Vista Biomass Power LLC, was looking at reopening the Cogen incendiary power generating plant on Coal Mine Road. Harris said if it opened, it would burn only bio-mass, that is, yard waste and natural trimmings. Harris said the emissions would be better than the Cogen’s initial incarnation, when it burned lignite, a low form of coal. Harris reported to the Amador County Air District Board of Directors on Tuesday that “all back fees due for the power plant on Coal Mine Road in Ione have been paid.” He said the “revenue was anticipated in the budget and the amount paid to the District puts us on track to meet our projected revenue of $406,411, with several thousand (dollars) for carryover into fiscal year 2009-2010. Harris said the new Buena Vista Biomass Power company paid the past due Air District fees. Amador District 3 Congressman Dan Lungren last August visited the Cogen power plant, with a company from Tempe, Arizona, that was interested in reopening the plant to generate electricity. The company called it a “green energy plant,” and hoped to open by May 1st of this year. The project was slated to bring as many as 20 jobs and about $1 Million in annual salary to Amador County. Lungren met with the Cogen plant’s owners, the Oneto Group principals, Rux and Eddie Oneto at the plant on Coal Mine Road, along with a representative of the Arizona company, and Harris. The company interested in the deal that fell through said the plant would burn 200,000 tons of biomass a year. The Air District board next meets April 28th. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 26 February 2009 23:54
Ione's Cogen Power Plant
Amador County – A new limited liability company has been looking lately at powering up the old Ione-area Cogen electric generating plant. Amador Air Pollution Control Officer James L. Harris said Tuesday that the new company, Buena Vista Biomass Power LLC, was looking at reopening the Cogen incendiary power generating plant on Coal Mine Road. Harris said if it opened, it would burn only bio-mass, that is, yard waste and natural trimmings. Harris said the emissions would be better than the Cogen’s initial incarnation, when it burned lignite, a low form of coal. Harris reported to the Amador County Air District Board of Directors on Tuesday that “all back fees due for the power plant on Coal Mine Road in Ione have been paid.” He said the “revenue was anticipated in the budget and the amount paid to the District puts us on track to meet our projected revenue of $406,411, with several thousand (dollars) for carryover into fiscal year 2009-2010. Harris said the new Buena Vista Biomass Power company paid the past due Air District fees. Amador District 3 Congressman Dan Lungren last August visited the Cogen power plant, with a company from Tempe, Arizona, that was interested in reopening the plant to generate electricity. The company called it a “green energy plant,” and hoped to open by May 1st of this year. The project was slated to bring as many as 20 jobs and about $1 Million in annual salary to Amador County. Lungren met with the Cogen plant’s owners, the Oneto Group principals, Rux and Eddie Oneto at the plant on Coal Mine Road, along with a representative of the Arizona company, and Harris. The company interested in the deal that fell through said the plant would burn 200,000 tons of biomass a year. The Air District board next meets April 28th. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
