Fibrominn

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Overview

  • First poultry litter-fueled power plant in the U.S.
  • Began operating in mid-2007
  • Located on a 77-acre site on the south side of Highway 12, two miles west of Benson in west central Minnesota
  • Uses more than 500,000 tons of poultry litter annually, as well as other biomass
  • Majority of the fuel is litter supplied by Minnesota turkey growers

Fibrominn Project Video

Electricity

  • 55-megawatt power plant that produces enough electricity to serve approximately 40,000 homes
  • Electricity is sold to Xcel Energy

Economic impact

  • Created 100 full-time jobs – 30 on site, 60 in litter transportation, and 10 at the ash fertlizer plant
  • Provided several hundred construction-related jobs over a two-and-a-half year period
  • Will spend millions of dollars on local purchases annually

» View photos from the Fibrominn Grand Opening Photo Gallery

Fibrominn, LLC

  • Fibrominn, LLC
  • 900 Industry Drive
  • PO Box 265
  • Benson, MN 56215
  • Telephone: (320) 843-9013
  • Fax: (320) 843-9014

Citzens Advisory Panel

A Citizens Advisory Panel was established in 2001 to represent the Benson community and to provide public input during the development, construction and operation of Fibrominn. The panel meets regularly and acts as a liaison between Fibrominn and the community to address citizen’s questions and comments about Fibrominn. Some of the issues that have been addressed are truck traffic, odor, facility layout, and air emissions.

Visit the Citzens Advisory Panel website (off-site link).