51st largest plant in Georgia · 2024th nationally
Savannah River Mill is a oil power plant in Georgia with a nameplate capacity of 140 MW. It generates roughly 86.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,217 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1195 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (140 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 | Savannah River Mill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Savannah |
| City | Rincon |
| County | Effingham County |
| State | Georgia |
| ZIP | 31326 |
| Coordinates | 32.33127, -81.20150 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Petroleum Coke | PC | 45.0 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Coke | PC | 45.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.2 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.2 MW | Out of Service | 1986 |
| CO₂ | 51.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 31 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 61 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1195 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 |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.