L'ANSE, MI-- A Wisconsin company has purchased the L’Anse Warden Electric Company power plant in Baraga County.
Convergen Energy produces renewable alternative fuels used in industrial and municipal boilers as a substitute for coal and other fossil fuels. Officials say the acquisition is part of the company’s plan to enter the renewable power market.
The L’Anse Warden plant supplies electricity to the Upper Peninsula grid under a power purchase agreement for renewable energy. It also supplies steam and electricity to the CertainTeed plant in L’Anse.
Convergen says the 18 union members who operate the plant will keep their jobs.
