RAYONIER JESUP MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 77 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Wayne County
- Operator
- RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1954
- EIA plant ID
- 10560
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 466 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 76%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.6587, -81.8422
RAYONIER JESUP MILL, a 77 MW Biomass power plant in Wayne County, Georgia. Operated by RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC, commissioned 1954.
How RAYONIER JESUP MILL compares
With 77 MW of capacity, RAYONIER JESUP MILL ranks 46th among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 4th of the 11 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Georgia's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 35th-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.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 70 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 466 GWh in 2024 (a 76% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1982.
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.
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
RAYONIER JESUP MILL is a 77 MW biomass power plant in Wayne County, GA, operated by RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC, commissioned in 1954. Wayne County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 64th 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.
Wayne County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 71.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Hail | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Wayne 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.