CT Biodiesel awarded $4.7 million for combined heat and power plant addition

In Connecticut, the state’s Department of Public Utility Control granted $4.7 million to CT Biodiesel for a two-generator combined heat and power plant fueled by biodiesel from the plant’s 50 Mgy biodiesel operations. Power will supply the plant itself and excess power will be sold to the grid.

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