Seminole Adds 22 MW of Renewable Capacity to Its Florida Portfolio
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Seminole Electric Cooperative recently signed two new purchase power contracts for renewable energy. With the two agreements Seminole now has more than 100 MW of renewable energy in its portfolio of generating resources.
Tampa-based Seminole is the wholesale power supplier to 10 member distribution systems that together comprise the third largest group of energy consumers in Florida.
The first agreement gives Seminole an additional 20 megawatts (MW) of new renewable capacity and energy from the expansion of a waste-wood biomass plant in Liberty County, Florida, beginning in 2010. Seminole currently has a 12.5 MW purchase power contract with the existing facility, which is owned and operated by Telogia Power LLC. The expanded contract will give Seminole a total of 32.5 MW from the company or its affiliates through November 2023.
The second contract is with Timberline Energy LLC. Timberline will build and operate a 1.6 MW landfill gas-fueled power station in Hernando County, Florida, and sell Seminole the capacity and energy. This contract will run from February 2008 through March 31, 2020.
“All of our renewable energy facilities are in Florida, which is part of our goal to promote the development of renewable resources in the state,” notes Mike Opalinski, senior vice president of Strategic Services.
“This way both our member systems and the state get the environmental and economic benefits these facilities will provide.”
“We firmly believe that renewable energy sources will play an increasing role in Florida’s energy supply so we are focused on growing our portfolio,” added Opalinski.
About Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc.
Seminole, which is headquartered in Tampa, is the wholesale power supplier for 10 electric distribution cooperatives serving an estimated 1.6 million individuals and businesses. Seminole’s members together serve more than 890,000 meters located across 46 of Florida’s 67 counties, throughout peninsular Florida. The Cooperative operates power plants in Putnam and Hardee counties and uses purchase power contracts to meet the balance of its members’ growing energy needs.
About Telogia Power LLC
Telogia Power is an affiliate of CQ Inc., an employee-owned company based in Pennsylvania. CQ Inc. designs, builds, owns and operates facilities that use waste wood, paper-making byproducts, coal, and agricultural products to produce electricity, solid fuels and transportation fuels. Since 1990, CQ Inc. has been developing, demonstrating and deploying new technologies to make energy production cleaner and more efficient.
About Timberline Energy LLC
Timberline Energy is a developer, owner and operator of natural gas pipelines and landfill gas to energy projects. It owns and operates more than 900 MW of electric generation facilities using natural gas or hydroelectric power. Timberline is currently developing projects involving landfill gas for direct use customers, high BTU gas and electric generation. Timberline and its affiliates own and operate over 200 miles of natural gas distribution pipeline. Timberline provides natural gas transportation service to various customers, from dedicated pipelines to local distribution systems.
Seminole Electric Cooperative
CONTACT: Michele Collet-Kriz of Seminole Electric Cooperative, +1-813-739-1322
Web site: http://www.seminole-electric.com/