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USC Biomass Gasification System
Address
1220 Catawba St
Columbia, SC 29208
United States
Latitude:
33.98909
Longitude:
-81.0266
Year Opened:
2007
Cost (in millions):
20
Notes
exploded in 2009
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Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)
0
2.5
5
10
25
American Indian
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
Asian
4.7%
4.8%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
Black
11.1%
15.8%
29.7%
39.4%
33.7%
Hispanic
5.2%
4.7%
5.3%
7.0%
6.7%
White
75.1%
71.0%
58.4%
47.4%
52.8%
Population
2,573
40k
121k
283k
692k
Income
$11k
$54k
$57k
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CORPORATIONS
Name
Relation
Ownership
University of South Carolina Biomass Energy Center
Owner
LINKS
Link
Biomass energy facility
USC looking for refund on $20M biomass plant
10/10/2011 article
USC orders audits of biomass contracts -- Troubled $20 million energy plant has been idled
11/17/2011 Slate article
USC's biomass plant debacle - How the university's green dream went bust after three 'potentially lethal accidents' and a host of other problems
10/9/2011 Slate article
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Unit Information
Power
Type
Status
Fuel
Burner: Gasification
Closed
Wood Waste Solids
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