Maine juvenile facility adds wood pellet system

The system, one of the first to be installed in a correctional facility, will use locally sourced wood pellets, eliminating the need for 145,000 gallons of heating oil per year

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By Jackie Noblett -- Mass High Tech

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Portland, Maine-based wood pellet system retailer International WoodFuels LLC will install a wood pellet heating system at the Maine Department of Corrections Mountain View Youth Development Center in Charleston, Maine.

The system, one of the first to be installed in a correctional facility, will use locally sourced wood pellets, eliminating the need for 145,000 gallons of heating oil per year. WoodFuels will install, monitor and maintain the boiler and deliver pellets -- made of waste wood and sawdust -- as needed, charging per unit of energy used. The state negotiated the price per British thermal unit, or BTU, in a 10-year service contract with WoodFuels.

"My administration has made it a top priority to find new and innovative ways to reduce the reliance that State-owned facilities have on foreign energy sources," said Gov. John Baldacci in a statement. "The Department of Corrections has made great progress in meeting its commitments to reduce its fossil fuel consumption with a variety of sustainable energy initiatives. The introduction of a thermal heating system that relies on locally grown wood pellets at the Mountain View Youth Development Center is a great example."

In July, WoodFuels announced it would be building a wood pellet manufacturing facility in Burnham, Maine, with the capacity to produce 100,000 tons of wood pellets annually, as well as hire 35 people to operate the facility.

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Region: Maine

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