Facilities / Green Mountain Energy West Paducah plastics-to-fuel plant
Green Mountain Energy West Paducah plastics-to-fuel plant delayed
- Operator
- Green Mountain Energy LLC
- Location
- West Paducah, McCracken County, KY
- Type
- plastics-to-fuel
- First seen
- 2026-09-03
Current state as of
- KY DAQ Conditional Major construction/operating permit F-25-019 (Source ID 21-145-00157, AI 184811) CONFIRMED issued 2025-10-07 via Executive Summary FINAL read on a third-party mirror; federally enforceable source-wide VOC and NOx limit. Only draft comment came from ERM for the applicant.
- Army Corps water pollution permit application withdrawn 2026-05-29; project STALLED, not dead.
- Expiration not stated; five-year Conditional Major term implies renewal ~2030-10 (unconfirmed). KY DAQ notices page read in full 09-10 with no Green Mountain action.
Set by report 2026-09-03-sweep
Open deadlines
None listed.
Sources (3)
| Date found | Kind | Title | Note | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | community | Beyond Plastics: Chemical recycling companies pull back (2026-06-09) | Reports Corps water permit application withdrawn 2026-05-29, citing OGW. | 2026-09-03-sweep |
| 2026-09-03 | company | Green Mountain Energy LLC company site | 2026-09-03-sweep | |
| 2026-09-03 | other | KY DAQ Executive Summary FINAL, Conditional Major permit F-25-019 (third-party mirror) | Could not be re-read 09-03; read 09-10 and confirmed issuance dated 2025-10-07. KY eSearch (AI 184811) is the authoritative copy. | 2026-09-03-sweep |