DERIDDER MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 62 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Beauregard Parish
- Operator
- BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 10488
- Coordinates
- 30.8618, -93.3749
DERIDDER MILL, a 62 MW Biomass power plant in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Operated by BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC, commissioned 1969.
Weather peril exposure
DERIDDER MILL is a 62 MW biomass power plant in Beauregard Parish, LA, operated by BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC, commissioned in 1969. Beauregard Parish carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 87th 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.
Beauregard Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 77.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Beauregard Parish 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.