Ruppersberger and O’Malley Announce New Jobs in Baltimore

Renewable Energy Project will be Catalyst for Revitalization of Curtis Bay Industrial Park

(Curtis Bay, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) joined Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD) to announce the creation of a renewable power plant that will create hundreds of jobs in the Curtis Bay area.  The new plant owned by Energy Answers International will make fuel from trash on the Fairfield Peninsula, a former brownfield site, reducing landfill waste and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 

The project hopes to spark a revitalization of the area.  The company hopes to sell the power it generates to nearby businesses in the “eco-industrial park.”  The project will create up to 400 construction jobs and 180 permanent jobs when the power plant is complete.

“Green energy is a growing field.  It is exciting to have a state-of-the-art, renewable power plant created right here in Curtis Bay.  It will create 180 ‘green collar’ jobs and is expected to pump millions of dollars into the local economy through salaries and spin-off businesses.  This is great news in this struggling economy,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD). 

The Renewable Energy Power Plant will generate its own power for its internal use and will not require any power from the local grid.  The plant will also use solar panels to capture additional energy.  Energy Answers has received all necessary permits and approvals.  Construction is slated to begin at the end of this year and scheduled to be complete by the end of 2013.