🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Georgia
Georgia operates 28 biomass power plants totaling 1,177 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 5.6M MWh.
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.
Plants28operating
Capacity1,176 MWnameplate
Generation5.6M MWhannual
Where biomass plants sit in Georgia
All Georgia biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Paper Savanna Mill | Savannah | Chatham County | 154 MW | International Paper Co |
| Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs | Cedar Springs | Early County | 101 MW | Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs Llc |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta | Augusta | Richmond County | 85 MW | Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta |
| Westrock Southeast, Llc. | Dublin | Laurens County | 82 MW | Westrock Southeast, Llc |
| Flint River Operations | Oglethorpe | Macon County | 77 MW | International Paper - Flint River Mill |
| Riverwood International Macon Mill | Macon | Bibb County | 73 MW | Riverwood Intl Usa Inc |
| Port Wentworth Mill | Port Wentworth | Chatham County | 72 MW | International Paper Port Wentworth Mill |
| Brunswick Cellulose | Brunswick | Glynn County | 72 MW | Brunswick Cellulose Llc |
| Pca-Valdosta Mill | Valdosta | Lowndes County | 70 MW | Pca-Valdosta Mill |
| Jesup Plant | Jesup | Wayne County | 70 MW | Rayonier Advanced Materials |
| Piedmont Green Power | Barnesville | Lamar County | 60 MW | Piedmont Green Power Llc |
| Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility | Carnesville | Franklin County | 58 MW | Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Llc |
| Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility | Colbert | Madison County | 58 MW | Grp Madison Renewable Energy Facility, Llc |
| Albany Green Energy | Albany | Dougherty County | 55 MW | Albany Green Energy, Llc |
| Multitrade Rabun Gap, Llc | Rabun Gap | Rabun County | 18 MW | Multitrade Rabun Gap Llc |
| Interstate Paper Llc Riceboro | Riceboro | Liberty County | 15 MW | Interstate Paper Llc |
| Georgia Lfg Richland Creek Plant | Buford | Gwinnett County | 11 MW | Cube District Energy, Llc |
| Taylor | Mauk | Taylor County | 8 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Georgia Lfg Oak Grove Plant | Winder | Barrow County | 7 MW | Cube District Energy, Llc |
| Georgia Lfg Pine Ridge Plant | Griffin | Spalding County | 7 MW | Cube District Energy, Llc |
| Superior Landfill Gas Recovery | Savannah | Chatham County | 6 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Pecan Row Landfill To Electric Facility | Valdosta | Lowndes County | 6 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Mclb Landfill Gas To Energy | Albany | Dougherty County | 4 MW | Inst And Envir Div Marine Logistics Base |
| Ads Renewable Energy-Wolf Creek Llc | Dry Branch | Twiggs County | 3 MW | Ads Renewable Energy- Wolf Creek, Llc |
| Inst And Envir Dir Marine Logistics Base | Albany | Dougherty County | 2 MW | Inst And Envir Div Marine Logistics Base |
| Cg Ps Portfolio 1, Llc | Kathleen | Houston County | 2 MW | Cleargen Llc |
| Cii Methane Management Iii Lfg Plant | Winterville | Clarke County | 2 MW | Frontier Operation Services |
| Valdosta | Valdosta | Lowndes County | — | Archer Daniels Midland Co |