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30 MW Black Liquor operating in Clatsop, OR — Bonneville Power Administration
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1996
Operating Since
Coordinates
46.1540, -123.4066
County
Clatsop, OR
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC | Koch Industries | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill is a 30 MW biomass power plant located in Clatsop County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 1996 and has one generator. Its primary fuel source is black liquor, a byproduct of the pulp and paper manufacturing process. The facility is owned by Koch Industries and operated by Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC.
In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 168,398 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 64.1%. The Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Among biomass plants in Oregon, it ranks second out of three facilities, and nationally it ranks 58 out of 66.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Pacific Northwest
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
16.4K MWh
Latest Month
168.4K MWh
Annual Generation
64.1%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
268 lb/MWh
NOx
0.842 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $104.8M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.069 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.021 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
71.1%
Annual Net Gen
187 GWh
CO₂eq
275 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Northwest