ALABAMA PINE PULP

How ALABAMA PINE PULP compares

With 69 MW of capacity, ALABAMA PINE PULP ranks 47th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 5th of the 10 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Alabama's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 46th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 59% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ALABAMA RIVER CELLULOSE LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Alabama totaling 117 MW. It shares Monroe County with one other operating plant, ALABAMA RIVER PULP.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 69 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 422 GWh in 2024 (a 70% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, about 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 66 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ALABAMA RIVER PULP (48 MW, Biomass).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology