ReEnergy not planning to reopen Lyonsdale plant, despite potential legislative support

LYONS FALLS — Despite a new proposed bill that would make biomass and hydropower facilities eligible for renewable energy credits, ReEnergy has no plans to reopen its Lyonsdale biomass plant in Lewis County. Continue reading via this link to the Watertown Daily Times

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The bill in question relates to maintaining the continued viability of the state's existing large-scale, renewable energy resources.

 This past December  the Army was considering pulling out of their contract with ReEnergy to supply Fort Drum with 100% of their power for the next 20 years.
 In 2012, Governor Cuomo touted the Re Energy biomass pant at  Fort Drum as a source of  clean, renewable energy, but a report released in April of 2014 concluded that burning wood is more polluting than burning coal.
If that isn't bad enough ReEnergy's Fort Drum facility was granted a permit by  NYSDEC to burn tires and creosote soaked wood to produce electricity. 
When synthetic rubber tires are burned, the byproducts they produce  include highly toxic beryllium, lead, cadmium, selenium, silver, manganese and chromium 6. (the Erin Brockovich chemical). 

 Illustration from How Biomass has become the new coal

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Link here to read DEC permit allowing ReEnergy to utilize tire derived fuel  at fort Drum page (77)

Link here to read the New York State Department of Conservation 2017, permit review allowing ReEnergy to burn tires and creosote impregnated wood at its biomass facility located on fort Drum.

Sources:
Grist ~ What’s worse than burning coal? Burning wood
PFPI~How Biomass Energy Has Become the New Coal
Watertown Times~ ReEnergy could lose its Fort Drum Biomass Plant Contract