Little Colorado River, Arizona
The Little Colorado River, Arizona BDO Zone for Woody Biomass is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: April 2, 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.
Little Colorado River, AZ holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Forest residuals, Pulpwood. Issued in Apr 2024, the rating certifies approximately 293,200 gt/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within a 75-mi driving distance from the center point (Springerville, AZ).
A ‘A’ rating is an investment grade rating, signalling a reliable, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Little Colorado River, AZ’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 145,000 bdt/yr of low risk woody biomass available for new bio-economy industries
- Increased availability of woodland biomass expected from over-allocation of BLM and State Trust lands for future harvesting
- Below-average employee wages, housing, and cost of living compared to State and national averages
- Potential to acquire low-cost biomass feedstock in the local market
- Lack of direct commercial airport, natural gas and rail access
- Existing suppliers need substantial scaling up of biomass production
- Significant transport distances to major market centers
Infrastructure & sites
- Southeastern end of Eagar, comprised of 124 acres of industrial zoned land
- Site of the original sawmill as well as a small-scale biomass electricity plant
- Ingress/egress is manageable for heavy truck traffic
- Three-phase power, municipal water, and sewer are connected at the site
- Entire property is security fenced with a small 'guard shack' at main entrance
- Office building (approx. 2500 sq. ft.) located outside of the fenced area
- North side of highway 260, western end of Eagar toward Greer
- Right off highway 260
- Current Occupants: AZ Log and Timberworks, Laminators, Little Colorado Meats, RV Storage, and other wood processing yards
- Complex has access to three-phase power, municipal water and sewer, as well as truck traffic ingress/egress
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