International Paper Valliant Ok

🌿 BiomassIndustrial CHP68 MW capacity

106th largest plant in Oklahoma · 3224th nationally

International Paper Valliant Ok is a biomass power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 68.0 MW. It generates roughly 395.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 37,624 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 66% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 123 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%66%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time

Month by month in 2024

100% capacity0Jan: 42.3k MWh (84% of capacity)JFeb: 36.2k MWh (79% of capacity)FMar: 40.7k MWh (80% of capacity)MApr: 38.2k MWh (78% of capacity)AMay: 38.7k MWh (76% of capacity)MJun: 37.5k MWh (77% of capacity)JJul: 35.7k MWh (71% of capacity)JAug: 37.2k MWh (74% of capacity)ASep: 31.5k MWh (64% of capacity)SOct: 33.3k MWh (66% of capacity)ONov: 38.4k MWh (79% of capacity)NDec: 41.7k MWh (82% of capacity)D

Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (68.0 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.

Capacity68 MWnameplate
Annual Generation395.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor66%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂24.3kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameInternational Paper Valliant Ok
OperatorInternational Paper - Valliant
CityValliant
CountyMccurtain County
StateOklahoma
ZIP74764
Coordinates33.99610, -95.11140

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

CoalSolarBiomass

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
TG1Wood/Wood Waste BiomassBlack Liquor68.0 MWOperating1971

Emissions (annual)

CO₂24.3k metric tons
SO₂378 metric tons
NOₓ146 metric tons
CO₂ Rate123 lb/MWh
This plant123 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

About Biomass plants

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.

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