Biomass Developers Withdraw Permit Application
Beaver Wood Energy withdrew its petitions for the 29.5-megawatt biomass plant Wednesday after the Vermont Public Service Board ruled that the company must seek permits through both Act 250 and 248. The company was hoping to bundle the permits together.
"The project is not going to continue at this time," Thomas Emero, a partner with Beaver Wood, said on Thursday. "There was no sense of having an open file."
Withdrawing the permits does not mean that the company will never proceed with the development, Emero said. Since the petition to seek the duel permits was resolved at the beginning of the month, the company felt there was no need keep the application open while the project is delayed.
Beaver Wood Energy had previously said it would delay seeking further permitting. The company is focusing on a similar project in Fair Haven, Vt.
The plant at the former Green Mountain Race Track site had faced opposition in Vermont and its southern neighbors. The company was dealt its first blow in December when the Public Service Board denied its permit to begin construction by the end of the year which would have put it in line to receive $50 million in federal stimulus money.
Beaver Wood Energy Permit Withdrawal