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Carbon-Negative Biomass Power Plants for AI Data Centers

This project will provide 100% renewable, carbon-negative biomass power to a co-located AI data center in Northern California.

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Impact Capital Partner’s Overview

FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ONLY – This project will provide 100% renewable, carbon-negative pyrolysis power to a co-located AI data center in Northern California.

See “A Primer on Carbon-Negative AI Data Centers” for more on this topic

Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP) Plant

AI demand is exploding, but US data centers are already nearing their limits. Vacancy rates in top markets are at historic lows at about 3% nationally, leaving little room for new growth. At the same time, the US has more than 180 biomass power plants, but almost 2/3rds of them have been shuttered, as legacy contracts expired and market priorities shifted.

These closures were driven not by technology failure, but by economics, as biomass couldn’t compete with subsidized solar and wind once their long-term utility contracts ended. As a result, vast amounts of dispatchable, grid-connected infrastructure now sits idle, just as AI’s exponential growth collides with severe capacity and power bottlenecks.

NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) is reviving these facilities, starting with the Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP) plant in Ione, CA. In partnership with BucSha Energy, the site is being re-powered as a carbon-negative pyrolysis facility, delivering behind-the-meter electricity to an on-site, liquid-cooled AI data center with long-term hosting agreements already in place. By transforming biomass into carbon-negative energy, biochar and monetizable credits, the project not only restores stranded assets but also qualifies for Investment Tax Credits (ITCs), making BVBP a scalable model for powering AI with climate-positive infrastructure.

Highlights

  • Purchase Plant – MIPA dated 9/15/25
  • Phase 1 – Re-furbish / re-power existing plant (Targeted completion Q4 2026)
  • Phase 2 – Convert plant to carbon negative pyrolysis
  • Location – 4655 Coal Mine Road, Ione, CA 95640
  • Size – 18MW / upgradable to 40MW
  • CapEx – $156MM
  • Permits – Current
  • Power Connection – CAISO
  • Fiber Connection – Yes
  • New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs) – Not Available
  • Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) – Available up to 50%

Disclaimer:
The companies referenced on this page are included solely for illustrative purposes to describe the types of counterparties that may be evaluated in connection with the described strategy. References reflect preliminary discussions or exploratory considerations by BucSha and/or NewYork GreenCloud only. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement, solicitation, partnership, or commitment, nor does it imply any current or future contractual relationship. Final counterparties, vendors, and service providers may differ materially and will be disclosed only if and when definitive agreements are executed.

Technology & Infrastructure

  • 2CRSi
    • A strategic partner and tech company that develops, manufactures and distributes servers, provides the needed IP and infrastructure to build and maintain their liquid/immersion cooled data centers.
    • Following their “Made in Local” strategy, servers provided will be USA Made in their Rouses Point, NY production facility.
    • An Elite Partner of NVIDIA
      • NVIDIA Elite Partners represent the deepest level of partnership with NVIDIA and demonstrate the highest level of commitment to the partnership.
  • Modular Data Centers
    • From a leading construction company in modular technology (to be announced soon)
  • FEECO International
    • For USA Made pyrolysis calciners to convert biomass to power, biochar & carbon removal credits (CORCs)

Engineering & Supply Chain

  • BucSha Energy
    • BucSha is led by Dave Shaffer, who, as President & COO of Georgia Renewable Power, was responsible for the complete development, permitting, financing, construction and start-up of the Franklin and Madison 65 MWE biomass power plants. 
  • CEG Solutions
    • CEG to serve as the Design, Build and O&M contractor on all projects. CEG aims to provide a Price and Schedule wrap on the construction, along with performance guarantees, with bonding during the O&M lifecycle of the plants, to manage the risks associated with the projects.
  • PPS Services Group
    • PPS Services Group is a professional engineering and technical services company with a focus on Power and Industrial Solutions worldwide, and a proven track record with biomass plants.
  • Lignum Support
    • A 30-year fiber logistics leader of biomass feedstock supply-chains

Carbon Strategy

Tax Credit Execution

  • KPMG
    • For tax credit consulting to provide eligibility analysis, compliance support, documentation and transfer execution services to ensure full monetization of Investment Tax Credits (ITCs).
  • Crux Climate
    • For the sale and transfer of tax credits managed through Crux Climate, a leading exchange platform for tax credit monetization. Related Insight

Off-Take Agreements

  • Power Purchase Agreements
    • NYGC Data Center (25 year PPA)
    • Local Industrial Mineral Producer (in negotiations)
    • Local Casino (in negotiations)
  • Off-take agreements for other by-products including:

A Primer on Carbon-Negative AI Data Centers

Find the full syllabus and explanation HERE

News & Insights

Resources

  • Presentation Deck – Upon Request (Institutional Investor Only)
  • Data Room – Upon Request (Institutional Investor Only)
  • Financial Model – Upon Request (Institutional Investor Only)
  • Buena Vista Biomass Power overview by Klean Industries – Post / Video
  • BucSha Energy – Website
  • NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) – Website
  • 2CRSI – Website
  • NVIDIA Elite Partner description – Website
  • NVIDIA March 2025 San Jose GTC Keynote by Jensen Huang – Replay
    • 1:39:00 “Energy is our most important commodity.”
  • CEG Solutions – Website
  • PPS Services Group – Website
  • Lignum Support – Website
  • FEECO International – Website
  • Tesla Megapacks – Website
  • SolarFlexes – Website
  • Offstream – Website
  • Puro.earth – Website
  • KPMG – Website
  • Crux Climate – Website
  • NEOM – Website
  • ENEL – Website

Other Resources

  • Overview of Pyrolysis – Wikipedia
  • Global database of biomass conversion facilities – Database
  • Existing biomass conversion facilities – Database

About Impact Capital Partners

At Impact Capital Partners, our mission is to connect institutional capital with the growing impact investment market to address the world’s most pressing challenges. By utilizing impact investments, institutional investors are able to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. We are constantly finding new impact investment opportunities in both emerging and developed markets, targeting market-rate returns. Schedule a call with us HERE if you’re interested in learning more about our impact investing strategies.

Disclaimers

1 Prospective investments that are sourced through a Foreign entity or Broker-Dealer (“FBD”) are offered to U.S. Institutional Investors through an engagement with Pinnacle Capital Securities, LLC (“Pinnacle”), member FINRA / SIPC, who is authorized to chaperone the FBDs under SEC Rule 15a-6.

2 All listed investment opportunities are intended for INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ONLY.

3 All listed investment opportunities may or may not be profitable. They are speculative investments and, as such, involve a high degree of risk. Nothing contained above shall constitute a recommendation or endorsement to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument.

4 For Funded Opportunities, there is no guarantee that future investments will be similar.

5 Investment in a non-listed LLC involves significant risks including but not limited to: ownership is restricted; no secondary market; limitation on liquidity, transfer and redemption of ownership interest; distributions made may not come from income and, if so, will reduce the returns, are not guaranteed and are subject to management discretion.

6 Impact Capital Partners is dependent upon its Fund Mangers and FBDs to select investments and conduct operations.

7 Total facility amounts represent the proposed amounts that would be available to the borrower under an agreement. This amount may change over time.

8 Interest rates include contractual rates and accrued fees where applicable and are gross of fund fees and expenses. This metric is not a measure of investment performance nor is it necessarily indicative of distributions that the Fund Manager may provide to investors.

9 All industry updates are provided to Impact Capital Partner by their Fund Managers and FBDs.

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August 26, 2025

Carbon-Negative Biomass Power Plants for AI Data Centers

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