70th largest plant in Florida · 2881st nationally
Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations is a biomass power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 79.8 MW. It generates roughly 320.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,508 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 331 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 (79.8 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 | Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops Llc-Palatka |
| City | Palatka |
| County | Putnam County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 32177 |
| Coordinates | 29.68070, -81.68090 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 47.8 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| GEN8 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 32.0 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 14.0 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.7 MW | Retired | 1956 |
| CO₂ | 53.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 304 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 114 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 331 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 | Florida Power & Light Company |
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.