79.8 MW Black Liquor operating in Putnam, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
79.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1965
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.6807, -81.6809
County
Putnam, FL
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops LLC-Palatka | Georgia-Pacific | — |
| Owner(s) | Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops LLC-Palatka | Koch Industries | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations is a 79.8 MW biomass power plant located in Putnam County, Florida. The plant, which began operating in 1965, is owned by Koch Industries and operated by Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops LLC-Palatka. It utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source, with two generators converting this fuel into electricity. The plant's balancing authority is Florida Power & Light Company, and it falls within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations generated 356,691 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 50.9%. The plant is ranked 3rd out of 3 biomass plants in Florida and 25th out of 66 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
29.3K MWh
Latest Month
356.7K MWh
Annual Generation
50.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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