Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta
Natural gas power plant · Richmond County, Georgia
Nameplate capacity
85 MW
Rank in Georgia
#67
of 264 plants
In service since
1960
August 1960
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Clearwater Paper Corporation - Augusta
- County
- Richmond County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.20%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Georgia
- #26 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 54358
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 39 MW | 37 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 27 MW | 25 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 19 MW | 18 MW | 1965 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Georgia
| Allatoona | Hydro | 87 MW |
| Snipesville | Solar | 86 MW |
| WestRock Southeast, LLC. | Other | 82 MW |
| Blackwater Solar | Solar | 80 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 85 MW solar plant and a 85 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Georgia power plants · What Georgia actually generates