GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Lawrence County
- Operator
- GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1968
- EIA plant ID
- 10610
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 550 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 77%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.6280, -90.0814
GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER, a 65 MW Biomass power plant in Lawrence County, Mississippi. Operated by GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO LLC, commissioned 1968.
How GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER compares
With 65 MW of capacity, GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER ranks 22nd among the 37 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Mississippi and 2nd of the 4 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 22% of Mississippi's operating Biomass capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 54th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1968, it is older than 80% of the 35 operating Mississippi plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 82 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 65 MW). Net generation was 550 GWh in 2024 (a 77% capacity factor), up 28% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SILVER CREEK (251 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
GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO PAPER is a 65 MW biomass power plant in Lawrence County, MS, operated by GEORGIA-PACIFIC MONTICELLO LLC, commissioned in 1968. Lawrence County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Lawrence County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 76.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 13.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.7 |
Perils not assessed in Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.