WE Energies - Rothschild Biomass
Operating           Total Power
107.5 MW
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Rothschild St
Rothschild, WI 54474
United States
Latitude: 44.88827
Longitude: -89.6296
Year Opened: 2013
Water Source: Wisconsin River
Cost (in millions): 250
Notes
to be located next to, but connected to, the Domtar Corp Paper Mill, on the paper mill's land; it's supposed to be up and running by 2013

According to their permit: "Fuel sources may include the following and other qualifying clean biomass sources:
• logging residue
• discarded woody material from primary manufacturing facilities such as paper mills,
sawmills, or chip mills
• pulp & paper wastewater treatment plant residue from the Domtar Mill
• leftover woody material from secondary manufacturers such as door, window, cabinet
manufacturers
• woody biomass from municipal wood waste, tree services, and construction companies
• clean solid wood waste from discarded wood packaging such as pallets/crating and from
construction and demolition activities
• woody biomass plantations, energy crops and agricultural residues.

For purposes of the air permit application for the Project, “biomass” excludes edible portions of food crops, refuse derived fuel, chemically treated wood, municipal solid waste, sewerage sludge, and animal waste."
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Data Sources

2012 U.S. Biomass Power Map
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860
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Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)02.551025
American Indian0.2%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.5%
Asian4.3%7.0%7.4%9.9%7.3%
Black0.9%0.9%0.8%1.2%0.9%
Hispanic3.0%2.2%2.5%3.3%2.8%
White86.6%85.7%85.4%81.1%85.0%
Population1,2809,53633k76k115k
Income$72k$63k$63k
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CORPORATIONS
NameRelationOwnership
We EnergiesOwner 
Domtar Paper Company RothschildOperator 


GROUPS
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Partnership for Policy IntegrityInterested
Saving Our Air ResourcesInterested






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Unit Information

PowerTypeStatusFuelSecondary Fuel(s)
58 MWOperatingWood Waste Solids Natural Gas
50 MWBurner: Fluidized Bed - CirculatingOperating  

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