Article: Alloy plant gets big investment

Gov. Joe Manchin was expected to join today with executives from West Virginia Alloys Inc. and an Illinois company to announce an innovative $45 million to $55 million energy-recycling project at the Alloy Plant in Fayette County.

Manchin was to announce that West Virginia Alloys has entered into an agreement with Recycled Energy Development of Westmont, Ill., to recycle hot exhaust from the Alloy Plant.

The project is expected to generate 40 to 44 megawatts of electricity, offsetting about one-third of the Alloy Plant's electric consumption. The project will burn no fossil fuel, will emit no pollutants and will eliminate 290,000 metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions, Recycled ...

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