25.9 MW Black Liquor operating in Talladega, AL — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
25.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.3295, -86.3567
County
Talladega, AL
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 | Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op | Resolute FP US Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op | Paper Excellence | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
U S Alliance Coosa Pines is a 25.9 MW biomass power plant located in Talladega County, Alabama. The plant began operating in 2007 and has one generator utilizing wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. The facility is owned by Paper Excellence, a company based in the Netherlands, and operated by Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op.
In the most recent year of reported data, U S Alliance Coosa Pines generated 141,854 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 62.4%. The plant's balancing authority is Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans, and it falls within the SERC NERC region. Based on capacity, the plant ranks 9th out of 9 biomass plants in Alabama and 62nd out of 66 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
110 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
13.1K MWh
Latest Month
141.9K MWh
Annual Generation
62.4%
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.
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