State Money for Treatment Plant
A project in Tioga County is one of 49 projects sharing millions of dollars in state grant money to expand the clean energy and biofuels industries.
Babb Creek Watershed Association, Inc. will receive $428,710 for a 53 kilowatt microhydro turbine on the Antrim acid mine drainage treatment plant.
The Antrim treatment plant will save $9,400 a year, with excess to be sold, generating $17,300 annually. The plant treats 1,800 gallons per minute of acidic mine drainage, one of the state’s most difficult environmental challenges.
The grants announced today, which include $7.2 million through the Energy Harvest program and $6.5 million through the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program, will support projects in at least 25 counties and will leverage more than $53.1 million in private investments. The projects are also expected to create at least 77 jobs.
Scarnati said the Babb Creek Water Association will install a 53 kilowatt microhydro turbine on the discharge side of the Antrim acid mine drainage treatment plant. The turbine is expected to generate 460,000 kilowatt hours per year.
Sen. Joe Scarnati said the Antrim treatment plant will receive a large portion of the power, saving it $9,400 annually, with the excess to be sold, generating $17,300 annually. The plant treats 1,800 gallons per minute of acidic mine drainage, one of the state’s most difficult environmental challenges.
“This is a great way to create new energy at a time when we are trying to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Scarnati said. “By harnessing the energy sources we have, we can save consumers money, produce clean energy and make energy costs more affordable for all Pennsylvanians.”
Babb Creek Watershed Association, Inc. will receive $428,710 for a 53 kilowatt microhydro turbine on the Antrim acid mine drainage treatment plant.
The Antrim treatment plant will save $9,400 a year, with excess to be sold, generating $17,300 annually. The plant treats 1,800 gallons per minute of acidic mine drainage, one of the state’s most difficult environmental challenges.
The grants announced today, which include $7.2 million through the Energy Harvest program and $6.5 million through the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program, will support projects in at least 25 counties and will leverage more than $53.1 million in private investments. The projects are also expected to create at least 77 jobs.
Scarnati said the Babb Creek Water Association will install a 53 kilowatt microhydro turbine on the discharge side of the Antrim acid mine drainage treatment plant. The turbine is expected to generate 460,000 kilowatt hours per year.
Sen. Joe Scarnati said the Antrim treatment plant will receive a large portion of the power, saving it $9,400 annually, with the excess to be sold, generating $17,300 annually. The plant treats 1,800 gallons per minute of acidic mine drainage, one of the state’s most difficult environmental challenges.
“This is a great way to create new energy at a time when we are trying to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Scarnati said. “By harnessing the energy sources we have, we can save consumers money, produce clean energy and make energy costs more affordable for all Pennsylvanians.”
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