Dive Brief:

• The Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) denied a plant a certificate of public good for a proposed biomass plant in Vermont.
• It was stated that the North Springfield Sustainable Energy biomass plant would interfere with the state's ability to meet statutory goals for reducing greenhouse gases due to burning of wood fuel.
• The PSB also found that there was insufficient proof that the project was necessary. The peak's efficiency would have been around 28%, while the average efficiency of US coal is 33%.

Dive Insight:

The plant would have burned 450,000 tons of materials annually. Carbon dioxide emissions were estimated at 445,000 tons per year.