[dynoman]

No. But a state that the Coop I work for has a green energy mandate - something like 25% of the energy mix must be renewable by 2025. A lot of wind farms have been built to meet that mandate. Wind is expensive and requires 100% backup, that is why it drove up the price of electricity.

The fuel pellets will drive up the cost of electricity the exact same way. Raising the price of energy that way will and is killing the economy.

[woodbutcher1963]

The wood pellets will definitely drive up the cost of electricity if they are replacing coal. The point is that they do not have to shut down the plant completely. They have to retrofit it to burn pellets too. This is still a lot cheaper than adding the equipment to make them compliant with the CO2 output requirements.