69.9 MW Black Liquor operating in Lowndes, GA — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
69.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1954
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.6942, -83.3046
County
Lowndes, GA
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 | PCA-Valdosta Mill | Packaging Corporation of America | — |
| Owner(s) | PCA-Valdosta Mill | Packaging Corporation of America | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
PCA-Valdosta Mill is a 69.9 MW biomass power plant located in Lowndes County, Georgia. The plant, which primarily burns wood and wood waste, began operating in 1954 and has three generators. It is owned and operated by the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA). 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, PCA-Valdosta Mill generated 322,609 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 52.6%. Among biomass plants in Georgia, PCA-Valdosta Mill ranks as the second largest out of seven facilities. Nationally, it holds the eleventh position among 97 biomass power plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
27.6K MWh
Latest Month
322.6K MWh
Annual Generation
52.6%
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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