Arlington, Oregon
The Arlington, Oregon BDO Zone for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: December 6, 2021.
'A' ratings denote high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and low expectations of default risk in the Zone. Capacity to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong.
Arlington, OR holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Municipal solid waste. Issued in Dec 2021, the rating certifies approximately 350,000 tons/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within the region.
A ‘A’ rating is an investment grade rating, signalling a reliable, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Arlington, OR’s feedstock supply has undergone rigorous, standardized due diligence across 100+ risk indicators, the same framework applied to every BDO Zone across North America.
Every BDO Zone Rating assesses a region across three dimensions, mapped as expanding radii around a candidate site.
- Feedstock surplus: Data indicating at least 50,000 tonnes per year of excess feedstock available to support typical intake of new biofuels manufacturing plants.
- Supply chain strength: Evidence supporting long-term commitment to supply both quantity and quality by local farmers, forestry companies, food waste generators, haulers and municipalities.
- Sound infrastructure: Suitable transportation, logistic, operating and supporting infrastructure to meet the requirements for new facility operations.
Assets & liabilities
- Abundance of MSW available annually with continuing increases
- Tipping fees historically increasing and will continue to increase
- 18 haulers and 8 transfer stations operating in zone
- Positively rated infrastructure asset profile
- Projects likely need major waste haulers; these haulers own largest landfills, creating potential conflict of interest in MSW supply
Local grants & incentives
- Sherman County located in Federal Opportunity Zone (41055950100) offering preferential tax incentives for investors
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