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State clamps down on wood-burning plants

Regulations raise bar on efficiency

By David Abel

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 28, 2012

Power plants that produce electricity by burning wood will have to become significantly more efficient to receive state subsidies under long-anticipated regulations released Friday, jeopardizing new projects and making it difficult for existing plants to continue operating. Patrick administration officials, however, said they are eager for new plants using more advanced technology to be built and set lower efficiency standards for such facilities to encourage their development.

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