🌿 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
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 |