WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 77 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Wilcox County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1968
- EIA plant ID
- 54752
- Generators
- 2
- Net generation (2024)
- 476 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 70%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.9697, -87.4808
WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS, a 77 MW Coal power plant in Wilcox County, Alabama. Operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., commissioned 1968.
How WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS compares
With 77 MW of capacity, WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS ranks 45th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and is the smallest of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Alabama's operating Coal capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 248th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1968, it is older than 54% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Wilcox County with one other operating plant, MILLERS FERRY.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 77 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 476 GWh in 2024 (a 70% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1968 and 1982.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MILLERS FERRY (101 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS is a 77 MW coal power plant in Wilcox County, AL, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., commissioned in 1968. Wilcox County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Wilcox County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 71.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hail | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Wilcox County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Wilcox County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.