Goals of this project are to: 1) update and modernize the aging, 40-year-old biomass-to-energy facility technology in jamestown, california; 2) improve operational efficiencies, reduce maintenance…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region awarded Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station a $960,000 Project Grant on September 5, 2025, under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration program (CFDA 10.725). The grant funds the modernization and retrofitting of an aging 40-year-old biomass-to-energy facility located in Jamestown, California. The project will upgrade facility technology, improve operational efficiencies, reduce maintenance costs, and generate an additional 1 megawatt of electricity for on-site consumption to reduce parasitic load. The facility will process an additional 15,000 green tons of biomass annually, sourced from ecosystem restoration activities on the adjacent Stanislaus National Forest.

The award supports retention of 27 jobs while delivering economic stimulus to the local community through continued operations and expansion of biomass utilization capacity. The modernized facility will support landscape restoration projects on federal lands by creating viable commercial markets for restoration byproducts, thereby decreasing vegetation removal costs associated with high-priority ecological restoration activities. The project performance period extends from the award date through August 31, 2028, allowing approximately three years for completion of all grant activities.

Goals of this project are to: 1) update and modernize the aging, 40-year-old biomass-to-energy facility technology in jamestown, california; 2) improve operational efficiencies, reduce maintenance costs, extend lifespan of equipment, and generate an additional 1 megawatt of electricity for on-site uses, therefore reducing the parasitic load on the plant; 3) utilize an additional 15,000 green tons of biomass per year; 4) retain 27 jobs and continue to provide important economic stimulus to the local community; and 5) support adjacent landscape restoration projects on the stanislaus national forest.