225th largest plant in Florida · 3848th nationally
Fernandina Plant is a biomass power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 42.0 MW. It generates roughly 192.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 18,317 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 251 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 (42.0 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 | Fernandina Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Rayonier Advanced Materials |
| City | Fernandina Beach |
| County | Nassau County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32034 |
| Coordinates | 30.66120, -81.47300 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 22.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1950 |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 5.0 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| CO₂ | 24.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 14 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 182 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 251 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 | Jea |
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.