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Biomass power plants in the United States

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

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type

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 next additions — planned & under construction

Puuloa Energy
Biomass · Honolulu, Hawaii · Planned · exp. 2027
103 MW
Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility
Biomass · Pepeekeo, Hawaii · Under construction · exp. 2027
36 MW
TBE-Montgomery LLC
Biomass · Montgomery, New York · Under construction · exp. 2039
21 MW
Ameresco Ox Mountain
Biomass · Half Moon Bay, California · Under construction · exp. 2026
14 MW
Scholl Canyon
Biomass · California · Under construction · exp. 2027
12 MW
Tracy Renewable Power Plant
Biomass · Tracy, California · Under construction · exp. 2027
5 MW
OES Biogas Power
Biomass · San Bernardino, California · Under construction · exp. 2026
3 MW
Hastings Generating Facility
Biomass · Michigan · Under construction · exp. 2027
2 MW

Largest biomass plants

Covington Facility
Biomass · Covington, Virginia · Operating · COD 1951
187 MW
PPG Riverside
Biomass · Lake Charles, Louisiana · Operating · COD 1947
162 MW
International Paper Savanna Mill
Biomass · Savannah, Georgia · Operating · COD 1981
162 MW
Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC
Biomass · Plymouth, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1976
162 MW
Ashdown
Biomass · Ashdown, Arkansas · Operating · COD 1968
157 MW
Okeelanta Cogeneration
Biomass · South Bay, Florida · Operating · COD 1996
129 MW
GCF US Holdings LLC Columbus Mill
Biomass · Columbus, Mississippi · Operating · COD 1982
129 MW
Covanta Fairfax Energy
Biomass · Lorton, Virginia · Operating · COD 1990
124 MW
M L Hibbard
Biomass · Duluth, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1949
123 MW
Escanaba Mill
Biomass · Escanaba, Michigan · Operating · COD 1969
122 MW
Mead Coated Board
Biomass · Mahrt, Alabama · Operating · COD 1966
121 MW
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola
Biomass · Pennington, Alabama · Operating · COD 1993
119 MW
Deerhaven Renewable
Biomass · Gainesville, Florida · Operating · COD 2013
116 MW
Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill
Biomass · Brewton, Alabama · Operating · COD 1964
116 MW
Nacogdoches Power
Biomass · Cushing, Texas · Operating · COD 2012
114 MW
Clearwater Paper IPP Lewiston
Biomass · Lewiston, Idaho · Operating · COD 1950
114 MW
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover Facility
Biomass · Eastover, South Carolina · Operating · COD 1984
110 MW
Somerset Plant
Biomass · Skowhegan, Maine · Operating · COD 1976
107 MW
Fernandina Beach Mill
Biomass · Fernandina Beach, Florida · Operating · COD 1982
106 MW
Florence Mill
Biomass · Florence, South Carolina · Operating · COD 1974
104 MW
Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations
Biomass · Palatka, Florida · Operating · COD 1965
104 MW
Rumford Cogeneration
Biomass · Rumford, Maine · Operating · COD 1990
103 MW
International Paper Riegelwood Mill
Biomass · Riegelwood, North Carolina · Operating · COD 1976
102 MW
WestRock-West Point Mill
Biomass · West Point, Virginia · Operating · COD 1954
101 MW
H Power
Biomass · Kapolei, Hawaii · Operating · COD 1989
100 MW

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