Chowchilla II Biomass

Address

16457 Avenue 24 1/2
Chowchilla, CA 93610
United States

Latitude: 37.10729

Longitude: -120.24878

Year Opened: 2008

Water Source: Municipality

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Data Sources

EIA 2008
2012 U.S. Biomass Power Map
California Biomass Energy Alliance
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	2.1%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	4.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.2%	2.8%	2.5%	5.0%
Black	2.6%	2.7%	3.1%	8.4%	4.1%
Hispanic	61.2%	56.2%	51.5%	49.8%	67.2%
White	30.4%	35.9%	38.0%	34.9%	21.1%

Population	1,316	8,917	13k	23k	201k
Income	$60k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Akeida Capital Management	Owner	100%
Ampersand Energy Partners LLC	Former Owner

LINKS

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Amendments to Two Power Purchase and Sale Agreements 5/2/2011 "El Nido and Chowchilla ceased operations as of June 2010 as a result of operational and financial difficulties." "Restart expected by June 2011 for both"
Biomass power may not be so green after all Plants intended to provide cleaner, sustainable sources of energy under fire over polllution levels 4/29/2011 "Earlier this year, Global Ampersand sold the two California plants to Akeida Capital Management, LLC, which had been among the complex�s investors."
CA Biomass Plants Fined for Air Violations Feb. 2011
CBEA MEMBER PROFILES "10 MW biomass-fueled power plant selling electricity to Pacific Gas &Electric Co. The plant uses bubbling fluidized bed combuster tecnology."

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Generator #1
Unit Type: Burner: Fluidized Bed - Bubbling
Power 13 MW

Status History

Closed	6-2010
Operating	5-1-2008

Fuels and Products

Construction/Demolition Wood Waste

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