New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules Against Bio Energy

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against wood burning energy plant Bio Energy, the latest development in a legal battle over the company’s request to burn wood from construction and demolition debris at its Hopkinton, N.H., plant, according to a report in the Concord Monitor (Concord, N.H.).

According to the report, it is unclear that the ruling, which upheld the state’s decision to revoke the company’s solid waste permit, had any practical effect in light of the state’s ban on the burning of wood from C&D debris that was approved over the summer.

The case against Bio Energy began in 2002 when the company sought permission to use wood from C&D debris as fuel stock at its Hopkinton facility. The plan drew opposition from local citizens’ groups and the ensuing legal battle ended with the revocation of the company’s permit.

Bio Energy can still seek permission to burn clean wood at the plant, according to the report.