Local opposition is growing against a proposed trash-to-energy plant that would process 1,800 tons of solid waste per day on an 81-acre parcel within a residential zone. In the letters, addressed to residents “near the intersection of Norwich Road and Black Hill Road,” Attorney Lee Hoffman of Pullman & Comley said his client Smart Technology Systems, LLC is in the process of submitting project applications to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Hoffman said the plant would produce roughly 45 megawatts of electric power each day by recycling refuse-derived fuel and “recycled commodities.” Hoffman said the project would include a “bulk waste handling facility for material separation, a gasification system, anaerobic digester, boiler system and steam turbine generator for electric generation.” According to a 2024 report from the DEEP, 40% of the state’s municipal solid waste is being shipped out of state for disposal, raising costs for consumers as the state’s aging infrastructure fails to keep pace with local needs.
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