135th largest plant in Georgia · 5197th nationally
Interstate Paper Llc Riceboro is a biomass power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 14.5 MW. It generates roughly 103.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 9,894 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 82% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 128 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 (14.5 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 | Interstate Paper Llc Riceboro |
|---|---|
| Operator | Interstate Paper Llc |
| City | Riceboro |
| County | Liberty County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31323 |
| Coordinates | 31.74163, -81.40786 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 577A | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 14.5 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 6.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 100 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 41 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 128 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.