INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 83 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Escambia County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-PENSACOLA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1981
- EIA plant ID
- 50250
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 344 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 47%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.6058, -87.3223
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA, an 83 MW Biomass power plant in Escambia County, Florida. Operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-PENSACOLA, commissioned 1981.
How INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA compares
With 83 MW of capacity, INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA ranks 59th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 4th of the 21 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.7% of Florida's operating Biomass capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 32nd-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1981, it is older than 69% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Escambia County with 4 other operating plants, including CRIST and PENSACOLA FLORIDA PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 83 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 344 GWh in 2024 (a 47% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GULF POWER CO, about 0.3 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,543 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CRIST (1,135 MW, Coal).
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
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PENSACOLA is an 83 MW biomass power plant in Escambia County, FL, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-PENSACOLA, commissioned in 1981. Escambia County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Escambia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 85.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Escambia 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.