Preston County, WV
The Preston County, WV BDO Zone for Forest residuals, Pulpwood is rated ‘A’.
Rating Issue Date: Jun 2026.
Preston County, WV holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Forest residuals, Pulpwood. Issued in Jun 2026, the rating certifies approximately 443,200 bdt/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 Preston County, WV’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.