Clean, renewable power, responsibly run.
Green Grid turns wood that would otherwise be wasted into renewable electricity, using modern controls to protect the air, water and land around it.
Renewable fuel from wood that would otherwise go to waste.
Our fuel is residual wood, the tops, limbs, thinnings, storm-damaged and mill-residual material left over from forestry and sawmilling. Instead of being burned in the open, chipped and landfilled or left to decay, it becomes renewable power, in a closed loop that makes the most of every load.
Designed to be a responsible neighbor.
Air quality
The facility is engineered with advanced emissions controls and will operate under a North Carolina air permit, with the ongoing monitoring and reporting that permit requires.
Less freshwater
Moisture recovered from the drying process is reused, cutting make-up freshwater demand by roughly 99 percent compared with conventional designs.
Land & co-products
The process yields biochar, a stable solid co-product, and is designed to minimize waste sent off site.
Answers to what neighbors ask.
The plant is designed with advanced emissions controls and will run under a state-issued air permit. That permit sets the limits it must meet and requires ongoing monitoring and reporting to regulators. We'll share more detail as the permitting process moves forward.
The site is rail-served, which lets a large share of material move by rail rather than truck. Deliveries will be planned and routed to limit impact on local roads.
It's an industrial facility on an industrial site, designed and operated to meet the applicable local standards for noise and air. Managing these is part of the plant's engineering and its permit conditions.
Yes. The fuel is residual wood from working forests that are continuously replanted and regrown, so the resource renews over time, unlike fossil fuels. Green Grid uses only low-value residuals, not merchantable timber.
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