In June 2019, ARIPPA released an updated report prepared by Econsult Solutions, a Philadelphia-based economic consulting firm, analyzing the economic and environmental benefits of Pennsylvania’s coal refuse reclamation to energy industry. According to the report, the industry contributes $615 million per year to the Pennsylvania economy, supports at least 3,000 jobs, and provides $37 million in annual environmental and public benefits on top of the up to $267 million in annual avoided costs to the Commonwealth from the remediation performed by the industry. Click the link to view the full report or a summary of the findings.

What is ARIPPA?
Organized in 1989, the Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Association (ARIPPA) is a non-profit trade association comprised of independent electric power producers, environmental remediators, and service providers located in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that use coal refuse as a primary fuel to generate electricity. Utilizing circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler technology to convert both anthracite and bituminous coal refuse into electricity, ARIPPA plants also provide unique multimedia environmental benefits by combining the production of energy with the removal of coal refuse piles and reclamation of the land for productive purposes.