GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Putnam County
- Operator
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSR OPS LLC-PALATKA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 10611
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 357 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 51%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.6812, -81.6807
GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS, a 90 MW Biomass power plant in Putnam County, Florida. One of 170 power plants tracked in Florida on Bywatts.
How GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS compares
With 90 MW of capacity, GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS ranks 58th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 3rd of the 21 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.4% of Florida's operating Biomass capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 28th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 90% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Putnam County with one other operating plant, SEMINOLE.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 80 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 90 MW). Net generation was 357 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 1993.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SEMINOLE (1,472 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX) in Jacksonville, about 44.9 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA OPERATIONS is a 90 MW biomass power plant in Putnam County, FL, operated by GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSR OPS LLC-PALATKA, commissioned in 1965. Putnam County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 54th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Putnam County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 81.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.2 |
Perils not assessed in Putnam 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 |
|---|---|
| Winter weather | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Putnam 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.