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Three Local Sites Considered For Ethanol Plant
By Mr Ethanol | February 21, 2008
East coast energy solutions looking at Phillipsburg and Greenwich, White townships.
PennLive.com:
East Coast Energy Solutions is eyeing three Warren County municipalities - Phillipsburg, Greenwich Township and White Township - as possible sites for an ethanol plant.
Company President Susan Ruch said the project is in preliminary stages, but her company is looking at about five possible locations throughout the state, including South Jersey.
“We have to do all our investigation and evaluate the best possible site,” Ruch said.
Ruch envisions building a plant that produces 40 million gallons of ethanol a year. It would likely take up at least 30 acres, she said. East Coast Energy Solutions will start with one ethanol plant but another could follow, she said.
She projects a plant would bring $1.2 million to a community’s tax base and create 40 direct jobs.
Railroad service is key to any ethanol plant, she said.
In Phillipsburg, Ruch is exploring the possibility of building a plant at the Phillipsburg Commerce Park, or the former Ingersoll-Rand property. There, a main rail line runs around the property but the company would need a spur to connect it to a potential ethanol plant.
“We’re looking at a federal agency about applying for a grant” to help pay for the spur, town Urban Enterprise Zone Director Mark Portnoy said.
Ruch thinks a spur would be advantageous for other industries interested in the property. Read more.
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