97th largest plant in Georgia · 3476th nationally
Albany Green Energy is a biomass power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 54.5 MW. It generates roughly 254.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,206 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 53% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 345 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (54.5 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Albany Green Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Albany Green Energy, Llc |
| City | Albany |
| County | Dougherty County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31705 |
| Coordinates | 31.55590, -84.11030 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 54.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 43.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 71 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 345 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans |
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.