HAND OUTS
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
MARCH 1, 2022
What is Biomass Electricity?
Located throughout California, biomass power plants
produce carbon neutral electrical power by using
renewable residual wood, including agricultural material, forest biproducts, and construction and demolition
material. Biomass plants assist in reducing air pollution through capturing material that would otherwise be
open-burned, left in the forest as fuel for future forest fires, or landfilled.
How It Works
Biomass electricity facilities generate power that goes onto California’s electric grid. Utilities use meters to track the power added to the grid and used by
consumers. When jurisdictions use power at their
facilities (i.e., city hall, library, water treatment, etc.), that electricity use is tracked by those meters.
Electricity from a biomass conversion facility counts
towards SB 1383’s ROWP compliance based on the
amount of fuel from qualified sources and the amount
of power used by the jurisdiction. The graphic to the
left shows how this process works.
SB 1383 Requirements
SB 1383 places compliance obligations on each
covered “jurisdiction” – a city, a county or a city and county (14 CCR § 18993.1(a)). Beginning January 1,
2022, each jurisdiction must procure ROWP, which
can include compost, mulch, renewable natural gas
(RNG) and electricity from biomass conversion.
Fuel Transport
Fuel brought to
Greenleaf facility
1 Power Production
Greenleaf converts
biomass to electricity,
puts on grid
3 Electricity Distribution
Jurisdictions purchase
electricty from grid
4 Compliance Procurement
Agreement between
Greenleaf and Jurisdiction
used to meet SB 1383
requirements ROWP
5 Record Keeping
Records are kept to
verify what % of fuel
is SB 1383 compliant
2 SB 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) is
the most significant waste reduction mandate
to be adopted in California in the last 30 years.
SB 1383 has many requirements, including
reducing organic waste disposal by 75% by
2025, as well as the procurement of “Recovered
Organic Waste Products” (ROWP).
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 1, 2022 - HANDOUT BY MITCHELL MARTIN, GREENLEAF POWER PRESENTATION NO. 4 - OVERVIEW OF GREENLEAF DESERT VIEW POWER-A WOODY BIOMASS ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY Biomass facilities...
Greenleaf Power, which owns Desert View Power station (a biomass conversion facility), is eager to enter into agreements with cities and counties to ensure that jurisdictions can leverage biomass conversion to help meet SB 1383 ROWP requirements.
Convenience
All cities and counties
can use this option,
regardless of their
location or electric
service provider.
Timing
Time is short -
jurisdictions have less
than 6 months to start
complying with SB 1383.
boast a robust tracking
system to assist
jurisdictions with
CalRecycle’s SB 1383
reporting requirements.
produce electricity, today,
by utilizing organic waste,
feedstock, and woody waste
requiring no operational
changes so that local
governments can get SB
1383 credit ASAP.
benefit the local
environment and
economy of surrounding
communities.
can immediately provide
SB 1383 compliant ROWP
due to their ability to
produce electricity.
Why biomass is a simple compliance
option for cities and counties
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT GEOFF HARMON
[email protected] (916)596-2513
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 1, 2022 - HANDOUT BY MITCHELL MARTIN, GREENLEAF POWER PRESENTATION NO. 4 - OVERVIEW OF GREENLEAF DESERT VIEW POWER-A WOODY BIOMASS ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY