Fiberight ready to construct waste-to-energy plant

The Maine Municipal Review Committee (MRC), which represented 187 towns in a contract with the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. (PERC), offered a deadline of June 30, 2016, for members to divert their waste to the new venture when their contracts expire in 2018. One-hundred four towns signed on to the pledge. 

 

According to the Fiberight CEO Craig Stuart-Paul, there are more than 300 facilities of this design operating in Europe. In addition, Fiberight will install a bio-organics processing component which will operate separately from the rest of the facility. 

 

Originally, the company required 150,000 tons be sent to the plant by May. However, Fiberight agreed to scale back the size of the facility to allow receipt of 118,639 tons of waste per year. It also was determined by the company’s financial projections that a smaller facility will still be financially viable, the article says. 

 

Late-joining members will be penalized $2.21 per ton, with no rebates, MRC spokesperson Jessamine Pottle told CentralMaine. Joining the project will be less feasible when construction is completed.