Biomass energy facilities provide a range of environmental benefits, including cleaner air and lower carbon dioxide:

• The air emissions from biomass plants are significantly lower compared to traditional fossil fuel plants, such as coal plants, which are displaced by biomass plants.
• The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that electricity generated from coal produces about 50 times more SO2 emissions than biomass fuels and significantly more NOx emissions.
• Biomass plants also produce far less particulate matter than would result from the alternative method of open burning the wood wastes.
• In addition to reducing the particulate matter emissions in the region, GREC will significantly reduce dioxin emissions that regularly occur from the opening burning of wood wastes.