Byline: DAVID PITT Associated Press
CHILLICOTHE, Iowa -- Some of the heat pouring out of southeastern Iowa furnaces this unusually cold winter is homegrown -- a thought pleasing to environmentally conscious homeowners and area farmers who may have found a new cash crop.
The Ottumwa Generating Plant, a 650-megawatt, coal-fired facility, has been retrofitted to burn switchgrass along with its primary fuel as part of a test project.
``We are on the cutting edge of a new fuel that might actually help the economy of some of our customers,'' said plant manager Cynthia Lord.
Gary Kelderman, one of 100 farmers growing switchgrass for the plant, …
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