BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 72 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Glynn County
- Operator
- BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1954
- EIA plant ID
- 10605
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 340 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.1739, -81.5211
BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE, a 72 MW Biomass power plant in Glynn County, Georgia. Operated by BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE LLC, commissioned 1954.
How BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE compares
With 72 MW of capacity, BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE ranks 49th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 6th of the 11 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 10% of Georgia's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 41st-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1954, it is older than 79% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Glynn County with 2 other operating plants, MCMANUS PLANT and LIVE OAKS POWER PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 72 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 340 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 24% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1996.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, about 1.4 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MCMANUS PLANT (644 MW, Oil).
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
BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE is a 72 MW biomass power plant in Glynn County, GA, operated by BRUNSWICK CELLULOSE LLC, commissioned in 1954. Glynn County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.7 of 5 at the 69th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Glynn County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 65.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.54 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Glynn 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.