Fuel type

Biomass power plants in the United States

255 biomass facilities totaling 9.22 GW of nameplate capacity. Georgia leads with 1.19 GW across 17 plants.

255
Plants nationwide
9.22 GW
Total capacity
36.1 MW
Average plant size
Georgia
Top state by capacity

Biomass capacity by state

Georgia17 · 1.19 GWCalifornia57 · 823.9 MWAlabama9 · 668.9 MWVirginia9 · 610.2 MWFlorida9 · 602.8 MWLouisiana9 · 588 MWMaine11 · 536.3 MWSouth Carolina8 · 466.7 MWMichigan10 · 371.5 MWNorth Carolina9 · 364.4 MWTexas6 · 339.6 MWMississippi4 · 311 MWMinnesota7 · 290 MWOregon15 · 281.3 MWArkansas3 · 269.5 MWWashington10 · 255.9 MWNew Hampshire6 · 177.4 MWWisconsin8 · 155.7 MWIdaho7 · 135 MWOhio5 · 105.6 MWKentucky2 · 93 MWVermont3 · 82.4 MWTennessee1 · 72.5 MWHawaii3 · 70.7 MWOklahoma1 · 68 MWPennsylvania3 · 62.9 MWConnecticut1 · 43 MWNew York2 · 30.4 MWArizona2 · 30.2 MWColorado2 · 27.6 MWMassachusetts1 · 18 MWWashington, D.C.1 · 14.1 MWIndiana2 · 10.3 MWNorth Dakota1 · 9.8 MWNew Mexico1 · 6.6 MWSouth Dakota1 · 5.4 MWIowa3 · 5.4 MWUtah1 · 3.2 MWRhode Island1 · 3.2 MWMaryland1 · 3 MWIllinois1 · 3 MWNebraska1 · 3 MWMontana1 · 2.8 MW

Largest biomass plants

PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
Mansfield MillBiomassLouisianaIPC-Mansfield Mill172 MW
Covington FacilityBiomassVirginiaWestRock Corp160.9 MW
AshdownBiomassArkansasDomtar Industries Inc156.5 MW
International Paper Savanna MillBiomassGeorgiaInternational Paper Co154 MW
Okeelanta CogenerationBiomassFloridaNew Hope Power Company128.9 MW
Columbus MSBiomassMississippiInternational Paper Columbus Mill128.6 MW
Escanaba MillBiomassMichiganBillerud Escanaba LLC122.4 MW
Mead Coated BoardBiomassAlabamaMead Coated Board Inc120.5 MW
Deerhaven RenewableBiomassFloridaGainesville Regional Utilities116.1 MW
Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NCBiomassNorth CarolinaDomtar Paper Company LLC114 MW
Nacogdoches PowerBiomassTexasAustin Energy114 MW
Clearwater Paper IPP LewistonBiomassIdahoClearwater Paper Corporation113.8 MW
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilityBiomassSouth CarolinaSylvamo Corporation - Eastover109.6 MW
Somerset PlantBiomassMaineSappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset107.1 MW
Florence MillBiomassSouth CarolinaWestRock-Florence103.8 MW
Georgia-Pacific Brewton MillBiomassAlabamaGeorgia-Pacific Brewton LLC103.4 MW
Rumford CogenerationBiomassMaineND Paper, Inc.102.6 MW
Georgia-Pacific Cedar SpringsBiomassGeorgiaGeorgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC101.2 MW
WestRock-West Point MillBiomassVirginiaWestRock-West Point Mill101 MW
Gaylord Container BogalusaBiomassLouisianaTemple-Inland Corp99.5 MW
Fernandina Beach MillBiomassFloridaWestRock, Fernandina Beach96.9 MW
International Paper Georgetown MillBiomassSouth CarolinaInternational Paper Co-GT Mill95.6 MW
Sappi Cloquet MillBiomassMinnesotaSappi Cloquet LLC94.5 MW
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - ChilliBiomassOhioPixelle Specialty Solution, LLC92.8 MW
International Paper Prattville MillBiomassAlabamaInternational Paper Co89.8 MW