103.4 MW Natural Gas Steam Turbine (28 MW) + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass (75 MW) operating in Escambia, AL — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
103.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
1964
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.0770, -87.1111
County
Escambia, 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 | Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC | Georgia-Pacific Brewton | — |
| Owner(s) | Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC | Koch Industries | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill is a 103.4 MW hybrid power plant located in Escambia County, Alabama. The plant began operating in 1964 and has 3 generators utilizing both natural gas and wood/wood waste biomass as fuel sources. It is owned by Koch Industries and operated by Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC. The plant's balancing authority is Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans, and it falls within the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of data, the Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill generated 499,441 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 55.0%. The plant ranks 20th out of 21 power plants in Alabama and 928th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
44 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
39.5K MWh
Latest Month
499.4K MWh
Annual Generation
55.0%
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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