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Minnesota Power Plant that Burns Turkey Litter Faces Closure
The Minnesota biomass plant that utilized, among other things, turkey litter to produce 50-plus megawatts (MW) of power annually over the last decade now has another messy problem: the utility that has been purchasing the resulting power now wants out of its contract. As a result, plant owner Benson Power has informed its workforce that they could possibly be out of a job, though any potential timeline is not yet known.
A plant in western Minnesota that burns turkey litter and was once heralded by politicians could soon be shutting down. Reed Anfinson, who serves on the city of Benson’s economic development authority, tells reporter that 45 employees of Benson Power, formerly known as Fibrominn, were told this week that the plant could close.
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