INTERNATIONAL PAPER EASTOVER FACILITY
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 110 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Richland County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-EASTOVR
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1984
- EIA plant ID
- 52151
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 520 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.8865, -80.6406
INTERNATIONAL PAPER EASTOVER FACILITY, a 110 MW Biomass power plant in Richland County, South Carolina.
How INTERNATIONAL PAPER EASTOVER FACILITY compares
With 110 MW of capacity, INTERNATIONAL PAPER EASTOVER FACILITY ranks 29th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and is the largest of the 6 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 33% of South Carolina's operating Biomass capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 13th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is older than 52% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Richland County with 4 other operating plants, including WATEREE and COIT GT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 110 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 520 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1984 and 1991.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,529 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WATEREE (772 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
INTERNATIONAL PAPER EASTOVER FACILITY is a 110 MW biomass power plant in Richland County, SC, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-EASTOVR, commissioned in 1984. Richland County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Hurricane 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.
Richland County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 60.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 5.6 |
Perils not assessed in Richland 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 Richland 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.