Stop the Billerica Power Plant

There is a 348 MW Proposed Power Plant - to be located in North Billerica.  Effects of the emssions will impact Lowell, Tewksbury, Chelmsford as well as Billerica.

***IMPORTANT NOTE******
The proponent of the power plant will be coming to Billerica Town Boards in Fall of 2009, for town approvals -- You may have been mislead by the latest media which led the reader that they won't be back for awhile. 

In order to stop this - this requires YOUR help -- We are in desperate need of funds to save our AIR and WATER!!  Please donate any amount -- nothing is too big or too small, even $10 is a help! 
You can donate online:
http://www.stopthebillericapowerplant.org/events.html

The plant is requesting to run 2,300 hours per year == 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

The proposed plant will have SIX, Eleven feet in diameter, 80 FOOT smokestacks

The proposed plant will dump 428,777 of CO2 emissions per year
This DOUBLES the carbon footprint of town of Billerica
The proposed plant will also emit:

41 tons of particulates per year
44 tons of NOx per year
13 tons of VOC's per year

***THE PROPONENT needs 60 Million Gallons of water.  They are requesting Billerica's Grey Water (from the WWTP)  --- AND the Billerica DPW and all but TWO Billerica Selectmen are willing to give away the Water supply.  

90% of this water will get burned out the smokestacks and will not get returned to the Concord River.

There are two additional power plants in progress - LESS than 3 miles from this proposed plant.

Total Emissions below are Billerica (348MW) plus Lowell (98 MW) plus the other Lowell (76 MW)

CO2 = 1,021,374 tons/year total  == 428,777 plus 333,762 plus 258,835

NOx =  131 tons/year total    ==   44 plus 49 plus 38

CO = 104 tons/year total  == 42 plus 35 plus 27

VOC = 45 tons/year total == 13 plus 18 plus 14

PM = 135 tons/year total == 41 plus 53 plus 41

SO2 = 84 tons/year total  == 21 plus 35 plus 28

TWO 18,000 tanks of aqueous ammonia in single-walled tanks will be stored less than 1,000 feet from the Concord River

500,000 gallons of diesel fuel stored less than 1,000 feet from the Concord River, as well as TWO 18,000 gallon tanks of Aqueous Ammonia

Additional point -- we don't need the Power!!  The proponent was not able to purchase into Cap & Trade, since we have a surplus of energy.

We are currently collecting funds for our certified engineers, which is needed for town boards and MA DEP --we need your help.  Please write a check out to Billerica Watchers and send to no amount is too small or too big.  Any amount is greatly appreciated

Billerica Watchers
PO Box 32
Billerica, MA  01821

Every dime will be spent fighting to stop this Power Plant.  Please help in any amount.  We meet weekly as well, if you'd like to help in other ways

email stopthebillericapowerplant@comcast.net if you'd like to meet us, or if you have any additional questions.

Keep updated in our Yahoo group:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BillericaWatchers/

Website- http://stopthebillericapowerplant.org/

There is a 348 MW Proposed Power Plant - to be located in North Billerica.  Effects of the emssions will impact Lowell, Tewksbury, Chelmsford as well as Billerica.

***IMPORTANT NOTE******
The proponent of the power plant will be coming to Billerica Town Boards in Fall of 2009, for town approvals -- You may have been mislead by the latest media which led the reader that they won't be back for awhile. 

In order to stop this - this requires YOUR help -- We are in desperate need of funds to save our AIR and WATER!!  Please donate any amount -- nothing is too big or too small, even $10 is a help! 
You can donate online:
http://www.stopthebillericapowerplant.org/events.html

The plant is requesting to run 2,300 hours per year == 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

The proposed plant will have SIX, Eleven feet in diameter, 80 FOOT smokestacks

The proposed plant will dump 428,777 of CO2 emissions per year
This DOUBLES the carbon footprint of town of Billerica
The proposed plant will also emit:

41 tons of particulates per year
44 tons of NOx per year
13 tons of VOC's per year

***THE PROPONENT needs 60 Million Gallons of water.  They are requesting Billerica's Grey Water (from the WWTP)  --- AND the Billerica DPW and all but TWO Billerica Selectmen are willing to give away the Water supply.  

90% of this water will get burned out the smokestacks and will not get returned to the Concord River.

There are two additional power plants in progress - LESS than 3 miles from this proposed plant.

Total Emissions below are Billerica (348MW) plus Lowell (98 MW) plus the other Lowell (76 MW)

CO2 = 1,021,374 tons/year total  == 428,777 plus 333,762 plus 258,835

NOx =  131 tons/year total    ==   44 plus 49 plus 38

CO = 104 tons/year total  == 42 plus 35 plus 27

VOC = 45 tons/year total == 13 plus 18 plus 14

PM = 135 tons/year total == 41 plus 53 plus 41

SO2 = 84 tons/year total  == 21 plus 35 plus 28

TWO 18,000 tanks of aqueous ammonia in single-walled tanks will be stored less than 1,000 feet from the Concord River

500,000 gallons of diesel fuel stored less than 1,000 feet from the Concord River, as well as TWO 18,000 gallon tanks of Aqueous Ammonia

Additional point -- we don't need the Power!!  The proponent was not able to purchase into Cap & Trade, since we have a surplus of energy.

We are currently collecting funds for our certified engineers, which is needed for town boards and MA DEP --we need your help.  Please write a check out to Billerica Watchers and send to no amount is too small or too big.  Any amount is greatly appreciated

Billerica Watchers
PO Box 32
Billerica, MA  01821

Every dime will be spent fighting to stop this Power Plant.  Please help in any amount.  We meet weekly as well, if you'd like to help in other ways

email stopthebillericapowerplant@comcast.net if you'd like to meet us, or if you have any additional questions.

Keep updated in our Yahoo group:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BillericaWatchers/

Website- http://stopthebillericapowerplant.org/