Power Plants in Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County, Georgia has 8 power plants totaling 128 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants8operating sites
Capacity128 MWnameplate
Generation459.7k MWhannual
CO₂33.2kmetric tons/year
Biomass 66%Solar 30%Hydroelectric 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Clearwater Paper Corporation - AugustaAugustaBiomass84.7 MWClearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta
Fort Gordon Solar FacilityFort GordonSolar30.0 MWGeorgia Power Co
Richmond County Ga S2 LlcHephzibahSolar3.0 MWSolriver Capital Llc
ApalachicolaHephzibahSolar2.5 MWWestbound Solar Llc
Richmond Hayes SolarAugustaSolar2.3 MWWestbound Solar Llc
King MillAugustaHydroelectric2.2 MWAugusta Canal Authority
Sibley MillAugustaHydroelectric2.1 MWAugusta Canal Authority
Graniteville Enterprise DivisionAugustaHydroelectric1.2 MWAugusta Canal Authority

About power generation in Richmond County

Richmond County, Georgia has 8 power plants totaling 128 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the dominant fuel source at 66% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (30%) and Hydroelectric (4%). The largest facility is Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta at 84 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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