🌿 Biomass Power Plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

Largest sites

Plant	State	Capacity	Operator
French Island	Wisconsin	188 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Ashdown	Arkansas	157 MW	Domtar Industries Inc
International Paper Savanna Mill	Georgia	154 MW	International Paper Co
Okeelanta Cogeneration	Florida	129 MW	New Hope Power Company
Columbus Ms	Mississippi	129 MW	International Paper Columbus Mill
Covanta Fairfax Energy	Virginia	124 MW	Covanta Fairfax Inc
Mead Coated Board	Alabama	121 MW	Mead Coated Board Inc
Deerhaven Renewable	Florida	116 MW	Gainesville Regional Utilities
Domtar Paper Co Llc Plymouth Nc	North Carolina	114 MW	Domtar Paper Company Llc
Nacogdoches Power	Texas	114 MW	Austin Energy
Clearwater Paper Ipp Lewiston	Idaho	114 MW	Clearwater Paper Corporation
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility	South Carolina	110 MW	Sylvamo Corporation - Eastover
Somerset Plant	Maine	107 MW	Sappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset
Florence Mill	South Carolina	104 MW	Westrock-Florence
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Spring	Pennsylvania	104 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - (Pa)
Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill	Alabama	103 MW	Georgia-Pacific Brewton Llc
Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs	Georgia	101 MW	Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs Llc
Westrock-West Point Mill	Virginia	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
H Power	Hawaii	100 MW	Covanta Honolulu Resource Recovery
Gaylord Container Bogalusa	Louisiana	99.5 MW	Temple-Inland Corp
Semass Resource Recovery	Massachusetts	98.5 MW	Semass Partnership
Fernandina Beach Mill	Florida	96.9 MW	Westrock, Fernandina Beach
Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2	Florida	96.0 MW	Solid Waste Authority Of Palm Beach Co
International Paper Georgetown Mill	South Carolina	95.6 MW	International Paper Co-Gt Mill
Sappi Cloquet Mill	Minnesota	94.5 MW	Sappi Cloquet Llc
Covanta Delaware Valley	Pennsylvania	90.0 MW	Covanta Delaware Valley Lp
International Paper Prattville Mill	Alabama	89.8 MW	International Paper Co
Kentucky Mills	Kentucky	88.0 MW	Domtar Paper Company Llc
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola	Alabama	87.5 MW	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola
Pine Bluff Mill	Arkansas	85.0 MW	Suzano Packaging Llc
Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta	Georgia	84.7 MW	Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta
Plant 31 Paper Mill	Louisiana	84.2 MW	Graphic Packaging International
International Paper Pensacola	Florida	82.8 MW	International Paper Co-Pensacola
International Paper Franklin Mill	Virginia	82.5 MW	International Paper
Westrock Southeast, Llc.	Georgia	82.1 MW	Westrock Southeast, Llc
Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper	Mississippi	81.5 MW	Georgia-Pacific Monticello Llc
Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations	Florida	79.8 MW	Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops Llc-Palatka
International Paper Red River Mill	Louisiana	78.8 MW	Red River Mill Intl Paper Company
Covanta Hempstead	New York	78.6 MW	Covanta Hempstead Company
International Paper Pine Hill Mill	Alabama	77.4 MW	International Paper Co.
Flint River Operations	Georgia	77.0 MW	International Paper - Flint River Mill
Pinellas County Resource Recovery	Florida	76.5 MW	Reworld Projects, Llc
Burgess Biopower	New Hampshire	75.0 MW	Berlin Station, Llc
Riverwood International Macon Mill	Georgia	73.4 MW	Riverwood Intl Usa Inc
M L Hibbard	Minnesota	72.8 MW	Allete, Inc.
Deer Island Treatment Plant	Massachusetts	72.8 MW	Massachusetts Wtr Rauth-Deer I
Packaging Corp Of America	Tennessee	72.5 MW	Packaging Corp Of America
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill	Wisconsin	72.3 MW	Pcr Rapids 1 Op, Llc
Port Wentworth Mill	Georgia	72.3 MW	International Paper Port Wentworth Mill
Brunswick Cellulose	Georgia	72.2 MW	Brunswick Cellulose Llc
Hopewell Power Station	Virginia	71.1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
Altavista Power Station	Virginia	71.1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
Southampton Power Station	Virginia	71.1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
Pca-Valdosta Mill	Georgia	69.9 MW	Pca-Valdosta Mill
Covanta Essex Company	New Jersey	69.8 MW	Covanta Essex Company
Jesup Plant	Georgia	69.5 MW	Rayonier Advanced Materials
Alabama Pine Pulp	Alabama	69.0 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
Woodland Pulp, Llc	Maine	68.3 MW	Woodland Pulp Llc
International Paper Valliant Ok	Oklahoma	68.0 MW	International Paper - Valliant
Montgomery County Resource Recovery	Maryland	67.8 MW	Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
Wheelabrator Bridgeport	Connecticut	67.0 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Westrock Hodge (La)	Louisiana	66.4 MW	Westrock (La)
Wheelabrator South Broward	Florida	66.0 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Ip Springfield Oregon	Oregon	65.0 MW	International Paper Corporation - Springfield
International Paper Texarkana Mill	Texas	65.0 MW	Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana
Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse	Maryland	64.5 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Bowater Newsprint Calhoun Operation	Tennessee	63.2 MW	Resolute Forest Products
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Longview Wa	Washington	62.4 MW	Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.
Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1	Florida	62.3 MW	Solid Waste Authority Of Palm Beach Co
Mt Poso Cogeneration	California	62.0 MW	Mt Poso Cogeneration Co
Deridder Mill	Louisiana	61.5 MW	Packaging Corporation Of America
Piedmont Green Power	Georgia	60.0 MW	Piedmont Green Power Llc
Wheelabrator Westchester	New York	59.7 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
J C Mcneil	Vermont	59.5 MW	City Of Burlington Electric - (Vt)
Lee County Solid Waste Energy	Florida	59.0 MW	Lee County Board-Commissioners
Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility	Georgia	58.0 MW	Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility	Georgia	58.0 MW	Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc
Kettle Falls Generating Station	Washington	57.9 MW	Avista Corp
Wheelabrator Saugus	Massachusetts	57.8 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Westrock (Tx)	Texas	57.7 MW	Westrock (Tx)
Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility	Wisconsin	57.5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Covanta Delano Energy	California	57.0 MW	Clean Energy Systems Delano
Billerud Quinnesec Mill	Michigan	56.0 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
Desert View Power	California	55.5 MW	Desert View Power Inc
Reenergy Black River	New York	55.5 MW	Black River Generation Llc
Wheelabrator Shasta	California	54.9 MW	Shasta Sustainable Resource Management, Inc.
Albany Green Energy	Georgia	54.5 MW	Albany Green Energy, Llc
Stockton Biomass	California	54.0 MW	Dte Stockton Llc
Wheelabrator Falls	Pennsylvania	53.3 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Boise Cascade International Falls	Minnesota	52.3 MW	Boise White Paper Llc
Dillard Complex	Oregon	51.5 MW	Roseburg Forest Products Co
Marlboro Mill	South Carolina	51.4 MW	Domtar Paper Company Bennettsville
International Paper Vicksburg Mill	Mississippi	50.5 MW	International Paper Co-Vicksbg
Leaf River Cellulose Llc	Mississippi	50.4 MW	Leaf River Cellulose Llc
Schofield Generating Station	Hawaii	50.4 MW	Hawaiian Electric Co Inc
Puente Hills Energy Recovery	California	50.0 MW	Los Angeles County Sanitation
Craven County Wood Energy Lp	North Carolina	50.0 MW	Cms Generation Operating Co Ii
Reworld Niagara I	New York	50.0 MW	Reworld Niagara I, Llc
Halifax County Biomass	Virginia	49.9 MW	South Boston Energy Llc
Woodville Renewable Power Project	Texas	49.9 MW	East Texas Electric Coop, Inc