75th largest plant in Georgia · 2926th nationally
Flint River Operations is a biomass power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 77.0 MW. It generates roughly 40.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,839 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 77 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 (77.0 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 | Flint River Operations |
|---|---|
| Operator | International Paper - Flint River Mill |
| City | Oglethorpe |
| County | Macon County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31068 |
| Coordinates | 32.25440, -84.06670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 42.0 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 35.0 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 1.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 64 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 19 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 77 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.