DOBSON, NC – PA-based Fibrowatt, a pioneer in generating renewable energy from poultry litter, has chosen a site offered by Surry County near Elkin to build a new biomass-fueled power plant.

This plant, its second planned in NC, will provide poultry growers with an important alternative for the management of poultry litter in western North Carolina.

This project is an important development for Surry County, bringing new jobs to the region and increasing our tax revenues,” said Craig Hunter, chairman of Surry County Board of Commissioners.

The Fibrowatt plant is expected to contribute at least $10 million annually to the local economy through fuel purchases and transportation, employee payroll, and facility maintenance costs.

Based on Fibrowatt’s experience with the Fibrominn plant in Minnesota, the project is expected to create as much as 300 construction jobs during the two-year construction phase of the project.

When operations begin, the project is expected to support 80 or more jobs in plant operations, fuel transportation, barn cleanout services, and the operation of a planned adjacent ash fertilizer plant.

The plant will be designed to produce up to 40 megawatts of renewable energy without introducing new greenhouse gases into the environment. At 40 MW the plant would annually generate enough energy to power about 30,000 homes.

The project will receive a tax incentive and construction assistance package from Surry County, which could be valued at $5.28 million.

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