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Conversion Technology: Poultry Litter Combustion (700,000 tons/year)Facility Size (Nameplate): 55 MWCapacity Factor: 0.800Generation/Year: 385,440,000 kWh/yearFeedstock kWh/ton: 550.6Total Industry Output: $40,278,480 ($0.1045/kWh)Breakeven Total Industry Output: $67,760,280 ($0.1758/kWh)Employees: 26Source: Renewable Energy Technical Assessment Guide—TAG-RE: 2006. EPRI, PaloAlto, CA: 2007. 1012722; Frazier, Barnes & Associates, LLC. 2004. “Feasibility Studyfor Use of Poultry Litter to Create Biomass Energy Final Report.” Prepared for MichiganBiomass Energy Program, Grant No.: PLA-03-32 and West Michigan Co-Gen LLC; LaCapra Associates, Inc., GDS Associates, Inc., and Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC.2006. “Analysis of a Renewable Portfolio Standard for the State of North Carolina,Technical Report.” Prepared for the North Carolina Utilities Commission.Table B.9. IMPLAN Expenditures for Poultry Litter Combustion PlantIMPLANType Sector IMPLAN Sector Description Expenditures*Investment 37Manufacturing & Industrial Buildings (ConcreteSubstructures, Piping, Electrical, Insulation,Process Structural, Stack) $40,130,990Investment 161 Paint & Coating Manufacturing (Paint) $502,320Investment 203 Iron & Steel Mills (Structural Steel) $14,202,901Metal can, box, & Other Container Manufacturing(Receiving Hopper/Magnet, Reclaim Hopper,Investment 240 Feed Bin) $77,433Investment 259Construction Machinery Manufacturing (HammerMill/Hopper, Dozer 1, & Dozer 2) $3,939,817Investment 273Other Commercial & Service Industry MachineryManufacturing (Demineralizer Plant) $554,231Investment 277Heating Equipment, except Warm Air Furnaces(No. 2 Oil Burners (4X)) $2,089,449Investment 278AC, Refrigeration, & Forced Air Heating(Cooling Tower) $8,960,721Investment 285Turbine & Turbine Generator Set UnitsManufacturing (Stoker Steam Generator, SteamTurbine/Generator Set) $59,230,697Investment 292Conveyor & Conveying EquipmentManufacturing (Rotary Disc Screen/Hopper, RDSConveyor, HM Conveyor, Reclaim Conveyor,Feed Conveyor) $832,190Investment 315Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing(NOx Control _SNCR, CEMS) $4,982,538Investment 316Industrial Process Variable Instruments(Instrumentation) $7,175,346Investment 346Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (TruckScale/Unloader) $389,975Federal Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Impacts on Florida B.19