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.
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 dump 428,777 of CO2 emissions per year
and
41 tons of particulates per year
44 tons of NOx per year
13 tons of VOC's per year
***THE PROPONENT is now going to use 44 Million Gallons of Billerica's Municipal Water Supply --- AND the Billerica DPW and all but ONE Billerica Selectmen are willing to give away the Water supply. The proponent was originally going to use gray water.
All but 10% of this water will get blown 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 24,000 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
Additional point -- we don't need the Power!! Here are other plants at some point in progress!
Lowell -- 98 MW and 76 MW
Billerica - 348 MW
Blackstone Valley/Milford - 176 MW (expansion)
Brockton - 350 MW
Walpole - 500 MW
Braintree - 166 MW
Ludlow - 280 MW
Middleton - 45 MW
Russell 250 MW - solar
We are currently collecting Legal Defense Funds and 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!
Keep updated in our Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BillericaWatchers/
Website- http://stopthebillericapowerplant.org
To help stop this also send a letter to:
Secretary Ian Bowles
Attn: MEPA Unit, EOEEA 13925
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114-2524
AND
Office of the Governor
Governor Deval Patrick
Room 360
Boston, MA 02133
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.
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 dump 428,777 of CO2 emissions per year
and
41 tons of particulates per year
44 tons of NOx per year
13 tons of VOC's per year
***THE PROPONENT is now going to use 44 Million Gallons of Billerica's Municipal Water Supply --- AND the Billerica DPW and all but ONE Billerica Selectmen are willing to give away the Water supply. The proponent was originally going to use gray water.
All but 10% of this water will get blown 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 24,000 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
Additional point -- we don't need the Power!! Here are other plants at some point in progress!
Lowell -- 98 MW and 76 MW
Billerica - 348 MW
Blackstone Valley/Milford - 176 MW (expansion)
Brockton - 350 MW
Walpole - 500 MW
Braintree - 166 MW
Ludlow - 280 MW
Middleton - 45 MW
Russell 250 MW - solar
We are currently collecting Legal Defense Funds and 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!
Keep updated in our Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BillericaWatchers/
Website- http://stopthebillericapowerplant.org
To help stop this also send a letter to:
Secretary Ian Bowles
Attn: MEPA Unit, EOEEA 13925
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114-2524
AND
Office of the Governor
Governor Deval Patrick
Room 360
Boston, MA 02133