66th largest plant in Georgia · 2750th nationally
Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta is a biomass power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 84.7 MW. It generates roughly 382.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 36,449 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 173 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 (84.7 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 | Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta |
|---|---|
| Operator | Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta |
| City | Augusta |
| County | Richmond County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 30906 |
| Coordinates | 33.32826, -81.95308 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 39.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 27.0 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 18.7 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| CO₂ | 33.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 400 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 159 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 173 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.