[PCA] NEWS: USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries

[Kwong, Olivia]

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From: USDA Office of Communications <usda at public.govdelivery.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:02 AM
Subject: USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries

  USDA Office of Communications PRESS RELEASE


  Release No. 0157.14  Contact:  Office of Communications
(202)720-4623     USDA
Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries     *Program
Includes Biomass Removals from Federal Lands to Reduce Forest Fires*

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today
announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 36
energy facilities in 14 states to accept biomass deliveries supported by
the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was authorized by the
2014 Farm Bill. Biomass owners who supply these facilities may qualify for
BCAP delivery assistance starting July 28, 2014.

Of the total $25 million per year authorized for BCAP, up to 50 percent
($12.5 million) is available each year to assist biomass owners with the
cost of delivery of agricultural or forest residues for energy generation.
Some BCAP payments will target the removal of dead or diseased trees from
National Forests and Bureau of Land Management public lands for renewable
energy, which reduces the risk of forest fire.

"This program generates clean energy from biomass, reduces the threat of
fires by removing dead or diseased trees from public forest lands, and
invests in rural businesses and new energy markets," said Vilsack. "The
fires we are seeing right now in the west underscore the need for forest
restoration and fire prevention. Pairing this effort with forest
restoration on public lands will help guard against these fires while
promoting economic opportunity for rural communities."

Farmers, ranchers or foresters who harvest and deliver forest or
agricultural residues to a BCAP-qualified energy facility may be eligible
for financial assistance for deliveries. The USDA Farm Service Agency
(FSA), which administers BCAP, will begin accepting applications from
biomass owners from July 28 through Aug. 25. Deliveries of residues for
approved contracts may be made through Sept. 26, 2014.

The 36 BCAP energy facilities are:

*Arizona*

Novo BioPower LLC (f/k/a Snowflake White Mountain Power)

Forest Energy Corporation

*California *

Burney Forest Power

Pacific Ultrapower-Chinese Station

HL(Honey Lake) Power Company

Rio Bravo Rocklin

Collins Pine Company

Thermal Energy Development Partnership, LP

Covanta Delano Inc.

Covanta Mendota L.P.

Sierra Pacific Industries - Sonora

Sierra Pacific Industries - Burney Division

Sierra Pacific Industries - Quincy Division

Sierra Pacific Industries - Lincoln

Roseburg Forest Products

*Colorado*

Eagle Valley Clean Energy, LLC

*Idaho*

Clearwater Paper Corporation

Basic American Foods

*Kansas*

Abengoa

*Michigan*

Hillman Power Company LLC

*Minnesota *

Minnesota Power – Hibbard Renewable Energy Center

Minnesota Power – Rapid Energy Center

*Missouri*

Enginuity

*Montana *

Eureka Pellet Mills Inc.

F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.

*Nebraska *

Chadron State College

*New Mexico *

Mt. Taylor Machine LLC

*Oregon *

Biomass One LP

Interfor Pacific Inc., Gilchrist Division

Ochoco Lumber dba Malheur Lumber

Roseburg Forest Products

Seneca Sustainable Energy, LLC

*South Carolina *

Council Energy Inc.

Allendale Biomass LLC

Dorchester Biomass, LLC

*Washington *

Boise White Paper

Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap
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or a local FSA county office to learn more about BCAP.

BCAP was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on
historic economic gains in rural America over the past five years, while
achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for
taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement
each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster
relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools;
expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing
innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets
for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and
community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For
more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNzIzLjM0MzcwMTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDcyMy4zNDM3MDE4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDA5OTAzJmVtYWlsaWQ9UGF0cmljaWFfRGVBbmdlbGlzQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPVBhdHJpY2lhX0RlQW5nZWxpc0Bmd3MuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://www.usda.gov/farmbill>
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