STONE CONTAINER HODGE
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 74 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Jackson Parish
- Operator
- ROCKTENN-STONE CONTAINER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1957
- EIA plant ID
- 50810
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 466 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 80%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.2752, -92.7277
STONE CONTAINER HODGE, a 74 MW Biomass power plant in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Operated by ROCKTENN-STONE CONTAINER CORP, commissioned 1957.
How STONE CONTAINER HODGE compares
With 74 MW of capacity, STONE CONTAINER HODGE ranks 43rd among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 2nd of the 6 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 25% of Louisiana's operating Biomass capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 37th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1957, it is older than 84% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 66 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 74 MW). Net generation was 466 GWh in 2024 (an 80% capacity factor), up 24% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1957 and 1972.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC, about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY POWER PLANT (8 MW, Natural Gas).
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
STONE CONTAINER HODGE is a 74 MW biomass power plant in Jackson Parish, LA, operated by ROCKTENN-STONE CONTAINER CORP, commissioned in 1957. Jackson Parish carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 47th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Jackson Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 68.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 20.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.50 |
Perils not assessed in Jackson Parish
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 Jackson 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.