GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Early County
- Operator
- GEORGIA-PACIFICCEDAR SPRINGS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 54101
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 541 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 61%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.1654, -85.0945
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS, a 101 MW Biomass power plant in Early County, Georgia. Operated by GEORGIA-PACIFICCEDAR SPRINGS LLC, commissioned 1963.
How GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS compares
With 101 MW of capacity, GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS ranks 41st among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 2nd of the 11 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of Georgia's operating Biomass capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 18th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 71% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 541 GWh in 2024 (a 61% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1963 and 1965.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,785 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is JOSEPH M FARLEY (1,776 MW, Nuclear).
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
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS is a 101 MW biomass power plant in Early County, GA, operated by GEORGIA-PACIFICCEDAR SPRINGS LLC, commissioned in 1963. Early County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 60th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Early County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 72.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 6th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.11 |
Perils not assessed in Early 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 Early 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.