Good Spring Plant

Future Power LLC has proposed to build a gasification plant in Good Spring Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County). The 150 MW plant would burn local anthracite coal. Future power is currently seeking permits and hopes to begin construction in 2010.

Future Power PA. LLC is a subsidiary of Future Fuels LLC and Quad 3 in Houston, Texas. Immersive Media Corp, a Canadian company, has invested $5 million for initial planning and permitting. Summit Anthracite, an equity partner in the project, will provide the site and the coal feedstock.

In February 2011, it was reported that Canada-based EmberClear, formerly Future Power, planned to build the $800 million-plus IGCC power plant before 2012, and had acquired all necessary permits. Earlier that year, EmberClear purchased more coal land in and around Good Spring, adding 50 percent to its 55 million tons in the ground. The company also said it picked Good Spring because of its proximity to rail and its closeness to the PJM (Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland) power grid. The project will generate electricity and sell it directly to the grid.

In 2012, it was reported that EmberClear will use gas, rather than coal, to fuel its 300-MW Good Spring plant in Pennsylvania, dropping the IGCC component for now.

Project Details
Sponsor:Future Power LLC Location:Good Spring, PA Capacity:150 MW Type: Gasification Projected in service: Status: Will use natural gas instead of coal

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