US: Utilities provider Georgia Power is extracting and transporting 2Mt of coal ash currently stored at its former Arkwright coal-fired power plant in Macon, Georgia. The ash is destined for Georgia Power’s nearby Branch power plant in Milledgeville. From there, the company plans to supply it for use in cement and concrete production. Tex Energy Report News has reported that shipments will commence in 2027 and continue until 2033, at an investment cost of US$8.5bn. Georgia Power expects sales revenues to offset costs.
New US Environmental Protection Agency rules mandate the closure and clearance of all unlined coal ash ponds in the US.
