Google signs corporate agreement to support CCS gas plant

Google announced a first-of-its-kind corporate agreement to support Broadwing Energy’s gas power plant with CCS in Decatur, Illinois.

• Main announcement: Google will buy most of the power from Broadwing Energy’s new gas-fired plant on ADM’s site in Decatur, IL; the plant is designed to capture and permanently store approximately 90% of its CO2 emissions, will have over 400 MW generating capacity, and aims for commercial operation by early 2030. The captured CO2 will be stored in ADM’s adjacent EPA-approved Class VI sequestration facilities located more than a mile underground.
• Background and implementation details: The project is developed by Low Carbon Infrastructure (LCI) (a portfolio company of I Squared Capital) and builds on ADM’s existing CO2 storage experience; Google and LCI plan a longer-term collaboration to develop additional U.S. CCS facilities, the project will follow CCS-specific Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) standards for transparency, and LCI has engaged community stakeholders. The project estimates ~750 full-time jobs over the next four years during construction and supports dozens of permanent jobs once operational.