Conecuh County, Alabama
The Conecuh County, Alabama BDO Zone for Woody Biomass is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: May 1, 2024.
'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.
Conecuh County, AL holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Forest residuals, Sawmill residuals, Pulpwood. Issued in May 2024, the rating certifies approximately 1,938,000 gt/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within a 75-mi driving distance from the center point (Evergreen, AL).
A ‘A’ rating is an investment grade rating, signalling a reliable, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Conecuh County, AL’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
- Over 470,000 bdt of pulpwood available at low risk
- Annual availability of 419,000 bdt of sawmill residues with a low-risk profile
- Well-established history of forestry operations in the region, supported by a mature supply chain
- Robust rail and highway infrastructure providing convenient access to timberlands and deep-water ports
- Availability of industrial sites suitable for accommodating large-scale bioeconomy projects
- Pro-business community conducive to economic development
- Challenging labor market for log truck drivers, impacting the smooth functioning of the supply chain
- Aging ownership and management within logging companies, potentially posing challenges in ownership transfer
Infrastructure & sites
- 46,000 sq.ft
- On I-65 Exit 93
- All utilities present
- New Market Tax Credit Zone
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- Railroad Adjacent
- County Owned
- 110 Acres
- 2 buildings on site: 100,000 sq ft and 12,000 sq ft
- 2 miles from I-65 @ Exit 101
- All utilities present
- New Market Tax Credit Zone
- Opportunity Zone
- Favorable Geographic Area
- Hubzone
- CSX Rail Certified – Bronze Level
- 40 Acres
- On Interstate 65 (visible)
- Less than a mile to Exit 96
- In the Evergreen Industrial Park
- All utilities present
- Favorable Geographic Area
- 450 Acres
- Smallest Track 5 acres
- On Interstate 65 Exit 77
- Favored Geographic Area
- 76,730 sq ft (6 industrial buildings, 3 kilns with 2 control rooms, 9 storage sheds, furnished office building)
- 5.9 acres
- New Market Tax Credit
- CSX Railroad on site
- Opportunity Zone
Local grants & incentives
- Select Conecuh Industrial Development Grant: Cash investment available for qualifying industries based on job creation, average wages, and capital investment over three years.
- Made in Alabama Taxes and Incentives
- Department of Revenue Taxes and Incentives Summary
- Revenue Incentives for Industry
- Revenue, Property and Sales Tax Abatements
- Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission Development Programs
- Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission Revolving Loan Fund
- Alabama Opportunity Zone Program
- Opportunity Alabama
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