Facilities / Empire Green Generation Follansbee Operations
Empire Green Generation Follansbee Operations permitting
- Operator
- Empire Green Generation, LLC (Empire Diversified Energy family)
- Location
- Follansbee, Brooke County, WV
- Type
- pyrolysis
- First seen
- 2026-09-10
Current state as of
- WVDEP DAQ R13 application R13-3555B (Facility ID 009-00141), received 03/27/2026, permit writer Andrews, still on the open NSR list as of 2026-09-29 with Public Notice Date and Last Day to Comment blank. No draft permit, listserv notice, or Brooke County legal notice found.
- Prior application 13-3555A withdrawn after an EPA Section 114 request. 2026 file includes a Part 241 non-hazardous secondary material determination (6-24-2026) and revised Technotherm engine calculations (Subpart JJJJ). Plastics pyrolysis at ~70 tons per day reported, not confirmed.
- OGW lists it as 'Empire Follansbee Syngas Plant' (facility 7196 / project 7199), status On Hold, last edited 2026-06-27, noting the parent's bankruptcy filing 12/16/25. The active 2026 R13 application is not recorded there; share with EIP.
Set by report 2026-09-29-sweep
Open deadlines
None listed.
Sources (5)
| Date found | Kind | Title | Note | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | other | Oil & Gas Watch: Empire Follansbee Syngas Plant (facility 7196) | On Hold; parent bankruptcy 12/16/25; 2026 R13 application not recorded. | 2026-09-29-sweep |
| 2026-09-29 | agency | WVDEP DAQ NSR applications list (published Google Sheet) | Underlying table of the NSR page; R13-3555B row with notice fields blank as of 2026-09-29. | 2026-09-29-sweep |
| 2026-09-10 | agency | Empire Green Generation - 40 CFR Part 241 determination, 6-24-26 (PDF) | Empty body to tools; needs a human download. | 2026-09-10-sweep |
| 2026-09-10 | agency | Empire Green Generation R13 application 13-3555B (PDF) | Empty body to tools; needs a human download. | 2026-09-10-sweep |
| 2026-09-10 | agency | WVDEP DAQ NSR permit applications page | Lists 13-3555B with Last Day to Comment blank. | 2026-09-10-sweep |