$142 million waste-to-energy facility coming to Carlisle County

During the governor's Team Kentucky update on Thursday, Carlisle County Judge/Executive Greg Terry revealed a private company’s plans to locate a $142 million agricultural waste-to-energy facility in Carlisle County.

It's a record private-sector investment for the county, and the first new investment in over a decade.

The facility, Green Energy Parks, will convert agricultural byproducts, like corn stover, livestock manure, and distillers’ grains from Kentucky’s bourbon industry into natural gas and food-grade liquid carbon dioxide.

Corn stover is made up of the stalk, leaves, husks and tassels left in the field after harvesting with a combine. 

The plant will produce almost 1.5 million BTUs of renewable natural gas annually, capture and liquify more than 72,000 tons of CO₂ per year, and process 575 tons of agricultural feedstock per day.

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority approved up to $900,000 in tax incentives if annual job creation metrics are met. Green Energy Parks is also eligible for up to $150,000 in tax incentives through the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act.

When fully operational, the Green Energy Parks facility plans to employ 20 people.