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Biomass power plants in the United States

937 biomass power plants across 51 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned + under construction

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

California1.8 GW · 157
Florida1.8 GW · 46
Georgia1.2 GW · 33
Virginia1 GW · 35
Alabama1 GW · 15
North Carolina875 MW · 36
Maine874 MW · 28
Louisiana747 MW · 12
Michigan719 MW · 42
New York662 MW · 45

All states

California1571.8 GWFlorida461.8 GWNew York45662 MWPennsylvania44632 MWMichigan42719 MWIllinois42318 MWNorth Carolina36875 MWWisconsin36420 MWVirginia351 GWTexas34611 MWGeorgia331.2 GWMaine28874 MWOhio26239 MWOregon26362 MWWashington22516 MWNew Jersey22285 MWMassachusetts21375 MWMinnesota21592 MWSouth Carolina20630 MWIdaho18170 MWAlabama151 GWNew Hampshire15250 MWIndiana1587 MWMaryland14166 MWLouisiana12747 MWKentucky12118 MWTennessee10169 MWConnecticut9268 MWHawaii9398 MWArkansas9406 MWVermont6103 MWMississippi5313 MWMissouri514 MWIowa523 MWUtah515 MWArizona541 MWColorado434 MWOklahoma496 MWRhode Island365 MWDelaware314 MWMontana323 MWPuerto Rico25 MWKansas29 MWNevada215 MWWest Virginia25 MWNebraska29 MWDistrict of Columbia114 MWSouth Dakota15 MWNorth Dakota110 MWAlaska112 MWNew Mexico13 MW

Largest biomass plants

Covington Facility
Biomass · Covington, Virginia · Operating
187 MW
PPG Riverside
Biomass · Lake Charles, Louisiana · Operating
162 MW
Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC
Biomass · Plymouth, North Carolina · Operating
162 MW
International Paper Savanna Mill
Biomass · Savannah, Georgia · Operating
162 MW
Ashdown
Biomass · Ashdown, Arkansas · Operating
157 MW
CPI USA NC Southport
Biomass · North Carolina · Retired
135 MW
Okeelanta Cogeneration
Biomass · South Bay, Florida · Operating
129 MW
GCF US Holdings LLC Columbus Mill
Biomass · Columbus, Mississippi · Operating
129 MW
Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson
Biomass · Louisiana · Retired
128 MW
International Paper Courtland Mill
Biomass · Alabama · Retired
127 MW
Florida Power Development
Biomass · Florida · Retired
125 MW
Covanta Fairfax Energy
Biomass · Lorton, Virginia · Operating
124 MW
M L Hibbard
Biomass · Duluth, Minnesota · Operating
123 MW
Escanaba Mill
Biomass · Escanaba, Michigan · Operating
122 MW
Mead Coated Board
Biomass · Mahrt, Alabama · Operating
121 MW
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola
Biomass · Pennington, Alabama · Operating
119 MW
Deerhaven Renewable
Biomass · Gainesville, Florida · Operating
116 MW
Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill
Biomass · Brewton, Alabama · Operating
116 MW
Nacogdoches Power
Biomass · Cushing, Texas · Operating
114 MW
Clearwater Paper IPP Lewiston
Biomass · Lewiston, Idaho · Operating
114 MW
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility
Biomass · Eastover, South Carolina · Operating
110 MW
Mobile Energy Services LLC
Biomass · Alabama · Retired
109 MW
Somerset Plant
Biomass · Skowhegan, Maine · Operating
107 MW
Fernandina Beach Mill
Biomass · Fernandina Beach, Florida · Operating
106 MW
Florence Mill
Biomass · Florence, South Carolina · Operating
104 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)