INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 96 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Georgetown County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-GT MILL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1966
- EIA plant ID
- 54087
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 485 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 58%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.3602, -79.3026
INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL, a 96 MW Biomass power plant in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
How INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL compares
With 96 MW of capacity, INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL ranks 32nd among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Carolina and 3rd of the 6 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 28% of South Carolina's operating Biomass capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 23rd-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 69% of the 82 operating South Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Georgetown County with 2 other operating plants, WINYAH and GEORGETOWN LFGTE.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 96 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 485 GWh in 2024 (a 58% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1966 and 1984.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS - (NC), about 0.4 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,261 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WINYAH (1,260 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 GEORGETOWN MILL is a 96 MW biomass power plant in Georgetown County, SC, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO-GT MILL, commissioned in 1966. Georgetown County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 93rd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Georgetown County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.33 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 60.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.00 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Georgetown 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.