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Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

The Wyoming County, PA, BDO Zone for Woody Biomass is rated ‘A’.

Rating Issue Date: April 29, 2024.

‘A’ ratings denote high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.

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Wyoming County, PA, BDO Zone Overview

Feedstock quantities are expressed in bone dry tons per year (bdt/yr), while feedstock costs are expressed in USD ($). Maximum transport distance is based on a 75-mi driving distance from the center point (Tunkhannock, PA).

BDO Zone Assets:

Over 662,000 bdt/yr woody biomass comprising 550,000 bdt/yr of pulpwood, 64,000 bdt/yr of forest residues, and 48,000 bdt/yr of sawmill residues available at low risk.
Limited competition for pulpwood with no pulp and paper facilities in the region enhance favorable competitive dynamics in the BDO Zone for future biomass projects.
Leading the nation in hardwood lumber production and export, the highly productive forest products industry ensures a stable feedstock supply.

BDO Zone Liabilities:

Migration of loggers and trucking companies to the local shale gas industry weakens supply chain capacity for biobased projects.
Inactivity of pulpwood supply chains relative to pre-2000 levels necessitates capital investment to scale up.
Aging ownership and management within logging companies may pose challenges for ownership transfer upon retirement.

Infrastructure

Wyoming County Timberland Property

1,296 +/- acres in Windham, Mehoopany, and Meshoppen Townships, Northwest Wyoming County, Northeastern Pennsylvania
Located on the Susquehanna River with 3.6 +/- miles of river frontage
Assembled by an electric utility for a nuclear power plant that was not built (built in Salem Township, PA instead)
Undeveloped and private, suitable for industrial, commercial, or mixed-use purposes
No local zoning restrictions, allowing for multiple potential uses
1.32 +/- miles of railroad frontage and 4.6 +/- miles of road frontage
Near major natural gas pipelines

Former Cascades Warehouse/Mfg – Bldg B

150,000 SF industrial building in Ransom Township, PA 18411
Heavy industrial site zoned M-1 / R-2 with heavy electric services (2) and ample water supply via well
Owner open to subdivision and sale of individual parcels
Rail served with siding on main line (Reading, Blue Mtn & Northern)
+/- 150,000 SF of manufacturing and warehouse buildings on a +/- 38 acre campus of 8 parcels
Former Cascades paper plant, decommissioned, equipment scrapped, in shell condition, ready for adaptive reuse

2390 PA-848 (Harford Road)

3,000 SF industrial building in New Milford, PA
16 ft. ceiling heights with 1 ground level drive-in door (14’x12’)
22 +/- acres with excess acreage for development
Easy access to I-81, just off Exit 219
Formerly used as Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas
612 SF foyer and restroom area with central air conditioning, and large parking area