79th largest plant in North Carolina · 3575th nationally
Craven County Wood Energy Lp is a biomass power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 50.0 MW. It generates roughly 309.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 29,491 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 28 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (50.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Craven County Wood Energy Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cms Generation Operating Co Ii |
| City | New Bern |
| County | Craven County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28562 |
| Coordinates | 35.13019, -77.16788 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1UNI | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 50.0 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cms Generation Mi Power Llc | Dearborn, MI | 5000.0% |
| Atlantic Power Corporation | Dedham, MA | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 4.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 288 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 446 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 28 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Duke Energy Progress East |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.