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DeRidder Mill — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 10488
Capacity: 61.5 MW
Primary Fuel: BLQ
Technology: Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Status: Operating
Location: Beauregard, LA
Operating Since: 1969
Generators: 1
Operator: Packaging Corporation of America
Parent Company: Packaging Corporation of America
Annual Generation: 402,394.79 MWh
Capacity Factor: 74.5%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: SERC

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DeRidder Mill

OperatingBlack Liquor

Ranked #6 of 7 Black Liquor plants in LA#38 of 62 nationally

61.5 MW Black Liquor operating in Beauregard, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

61.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Wood/Wood Waste Biomass

Technology

1969

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.8621, -93.3754

County

Beauregard, LA

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Packaging Corporation of America	Packaging Corporation of America	—
Owner(s)	Packaging Corporation of America	Packaging Corporation of America	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The DeRidder Mill is a 61.5 MW biomass power plant located in Beauregard County, Louisiana. The plant began operating in 1969 and utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It consists of a single generator. The plant is owned and operated by Packaging Corporation of America.

In the most recent year with available data, the DeRidder Mill generated 402,395 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 74.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and balancing authority, and is located within the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region. Among biomass plants in Louisiana, DeRidder Mill ranks 6th out of 7 in terms of capacity, and it ranks 41st out of 66 nationally.

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