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Savannah River Mill

Effingham County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 10361 · Operator: Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah
CoalNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbinePetroleum CokeBA: SOCO
Nameplate140MWSummer 127 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation135GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor12%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,044Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1986Runs as peaking

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0204060GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%20%40%60%2005201020152020202512.2% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
4,0006,0008,000200520102015202020256,044 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
2001630.4——
2002651.7——
200357051.1%5,060
2004626.356.1%4,743
2005640.957.6%4,751
200667060.3%4,746
2007637.157.1%4,738
2008577.251.6%4,761
2009586.452.6%4,757
201057551.6%4,724
2011537.948.3%4,732
2012496.544.5%4,917
2013351.730.3%4,895
2014258.922.6%4,762
2015185.813.5%7,456
2016175.114.2%6,979
2017191.717.3%6,622
201821919.8%6,181
2019199.818.0%6,478
2020197.517.8%6,438
2021148.513.4%6,431
2022182.716.5%6,594
202386.37.8%8,484
2024133.412.0%6,612
2025135.312.2%6,044

Fuel capability

Gas-fired turbines (CT/GT/CA/CS) that can also burn liquid fuel. EIA-860 Schedule 3 for capability, EIA-923 for actual burn.
StatusListed in EIA-860, no liquid burn in 36 months
Liquid fuel burned · 36 mo0 MMBtu
Last month with liquid burn—
Switch while operatingYes
Net summer MW on gas36
Net summer MW on oil36
Time gas → oilup to 6 h (EIA 6H)
Time oil → gasup to 6 h (EIA 6H)

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT25.221.4Dec 1986Operating (Standby / backup)—coming soon
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT25.221.4Dec 1986Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GEN3Petroleum CokeST4541.9Feb 1988Operating—coming soon
GEN4Petroleum CokeST4541.9Sep 1989Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah100.0%140 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility1,377 MW2.6 km
McIntosh Solar10 MW3.5 km
McIntosh810 MW4.2 km
Jasper1,068 MW7.9 km
Rincon Solar I18 MW8.9 km
Effingham County Power Project597 MW9.8 km