What would be Georgia’s first plant that makes electricity from chicken waste has hit a snag. The plant slated for Danielsville, near Athens, is having trouble attracting private investors.
The facility would produce 20 megawatts of electricity a year by using a mix of chicken litter and wood scraps as fuel to generate steam that turns electricity-generating turbines. Area electric membership cooperatives have agreed to buy the electricity the plant produces to sell as "green" energy.
While private investors have so far been reluctant to finance the plant, the U-S Department of Agriculture handed over a $29-million dollar loan, enough to complete the plant's construction and get it up and running.
The facility would produce 20 megawatts of electricity a year by using a mix of chicken litter and wood scraps as fuel to generate steam that turns electricity-generating turbines. Area electric membership cooperatives have agreed to buy the electricity the plant produces to sell as "green" energy.
While private investors have so far been reluctant to finance the plant, the U-S Department of Agriculture handed over a $29-million dollar loan, enough to complete the plant's construction and get it up and running.
