ROME MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Floyd County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1954
- EIA plant ID
- 10426
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 385 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 62%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.2537, -85.3289
ROME MILL, a 70 MW Biomass power plant in Floyd County, Georgia. Operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO, commissioned 1954.
How ROME MILL compares
With 70 MW of capacity, ROME MILL ranks 51st among the 104 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Georgia and 7th 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 44th-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. Its operator, INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO, runs 2 operating plants in Georgia totaling 224 MW. It shares Floyd County with one other operating plant, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HYDROELECTRIC PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 70 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 385 GWh in 2024 (a 62% capacity factor), down 8% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1989.
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 3 operating power plants totaling 4,958 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PLANT BOWEN (3,540 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
ROME MILL is a 70 MW biomass power plant in Floyd County, GA, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO, commissioned in 1954. Floyd County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Floyd County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 61.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 4.0 |
Perils not assessed in Floyd 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 Floyd 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.