Woodland Biomass Power, LLC

Address
1786 East Kentucky Avenue PO Box 1560
Woodland, Yolo Co. CA 95776-1560
Size (MWs) 25
Dedicated Indirect Jobs Woodland Biomass Power, LLC is responsible for approximately Woodland Biomass Power, LLC is responsible for approximately 40 dedicated indirect jobs, including fuel suppliers involved in collection, processing and transport of biomass fuel. dedicated indirect jobs, including fuel suppliers involved in collection, processing and transport of biomass fuel.
Senate District SD 3, Bill Dodd, D
Assembly District AD 4, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D
Congressional District CD 4, Mike Thompson, D

Generating clean energy, Woodland Biomass Power in Woodland,CA produces up to 25MW for their customers. The plant utilizes 180,000 tons of woody biomass fuel annually: that creates electricity to meet the needs of 25,000 homes.

All renewable energy generated at Woodland Biomass Power is sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under a Power Purchase Agreement. The plant’s fuel comes from a variety of sources. These include: wood chips, urban wood waste, logs from forest thinning, tree/orchard trimmings, and agricultural waste such as nut shells and fruit pits. Woodland Biomass utilizes [85,000] tons a year, or more, that come from areas designated as High Hazard zones for forest fires.

Woodland Biomass Power has been in business since 1989. Owned and operated by an affiliate of DTE Energy, DTE Vantage of Detroit, MI since 2005. The plant operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and maintains a staff of 30 employees. Approximately 100people are indirectly employed through Woodland’s fuel supply infrastructure. DTE also owns and operates 2 other California Biomass Power Plants.

DTE Vantage is committed to nationally cleaner energy and is actively seeking additional renewable opportunities throughout the US.