INTERNATIONAL PAPER AUGUSTA MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Richmond County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-AUGUSTA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1960
- EIA plant ID
- 54358
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 367 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 49%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.3283, -81.9531
INTERNATIONAL PAPER AUGUSTA MILL, an 85 MW Biomass power plant in Richmond County, Georgia. Operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-AUGUSTA, commissioned 1960.
How INTERNATIONAL PAPER AUGUSTA MILL compares
With 85 MW of capacity, INTERNATIONAL PAPER AUGUSTA MILL ranks 43rd among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 3rd of the 11 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Georgia's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 31st-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1960, it is older than 75% of the 101 operating Georgia plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Richmond County with 3 other operating plants, including SIBLEY MILL and GRANITE MILL.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 85 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 367 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1960 and 1965.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is VOGTLE (500 kV), about 16.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by GEORGIA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 3,443 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is VOGTLE (2,320 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
INTERNATIONAL PAPER AUGUSTA MILL is an 85 MW biomass power plant in Richmond County, GA, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-AUGUSTA, commissioned in 1960. Richmond County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 26th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 80th 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.
Richmond County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 62.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.79 |
Perils not assessed in Richmond 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 Richmond 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.