58th largest plant in Louisiana · 3314th nationally
Deridder Mill is a biomass power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 61.5 MW. It generates roughly 389.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 37,048 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 72% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 164 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 (61.5 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 | Deridder Mill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Packaging Corporation Of America |
| City | Deridder |
| County | Beauregard County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70634 |
| Coordinates | 30.86060, -93.37560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 61.5 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| CO₂ | 31.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 323 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 204 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 164 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 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.