Re:I'm Not Convinced the AI Bubble Exists
by sarchertech on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:36PM
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That’s partially true, for some plants but not for this one.
This would be the largest biomass plant in the US. 5x larger than the next largest plant.
A 500MW plant would require almost 50x the amount of available waste material from logging and sawmill operations in the entire state of TN (where the plant is being built).
The developer of the project said that the plant was designed to create demand for low grade pine timber following pulp mill closures in the area and that the plant will burn between 350-500 truckloads of logs per day.
This would be the largest biomass plant in the US. 5x larger than the next largest plant.
A 500MW plant would require almost 50x the amount of available waste material from logging and sawmill operations in the entire state of TN (where the plant is being built).
The developer of the project said that the plant was designed to create demand for low grade pine timber following pulp mill closures in the area and that the plant will burn between 350-500 truckloads of logs per day.