Posted by Ed on March 15, 2007, 2:48 am What are the other,Benefits of the Billerica Energy Center? Without new low emissions plants the region will continue to rely on less efficient plants which are more costly and have higher emissions and operate at the very time when the health effects of these emissions present a danger to public health. The plant will also add approximately $100 million of valuation to the Billerica tax base without the resultant burden on services such as schools and traffic. We have made a twenty year tax payment proposal The nine month construction period will generate 200-250 jobs drawn from the local market and a requirement for various goods and services. (147 page doc. states for three months for peak amount of construction jobs.) Bilerica Minuteman Finance Committee member Al Ramos has submitted a warrant article calling for tax revenues from the plant to fund improvements such as work on sidewalks, renovating recreational fields in town, and funds for open space. Ramos said the article assumes that the plant garners all necessary local, state and federal approvals. (He presented to the Conservation Commission for review on 3/14/05 and recieved a The proposal, submitted by developer DG Clean Power of Thornton, Chief Assessor Richard Scanlon estimated the plant could generate as much as $4.8 million in property taxes for the town per year.
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March News Letter from the Billerica Energy Center
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This plant will improve electric reliability in the Greater Lowell
area which has not had any new power plant construction in twenty
years.
to the town which will generate approximately $25-30 million in revenues to the town.(Do the Math)
Concern on both sides
By Brendan Lewis and Linda Kush
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Three related pieces from article!
favorable response relating to finances, without any reflection on the basic proposal itself.)
N.H., features a 480-megawatt, $230 million peaking power plant, that will run mostly on natural gas, that will run roughly 1,500
hours a year — or about 17 percent of the time — during peak power usage. ($230 Million Plant to run 17% of the time?)(MOSTLY on Natural Gas)
(Do the Math on the last two statements!)
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