175th largest plant in North Carolina · 5990th nationally
Dsm Pharmaceuticals is a oil power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 9.2 MW. It generates roughly 5 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 908 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Dsm Pharmaceuticals |
|---|---|
| Operator | Patheon Manufacturing Service Llc |
| City | Greenville |
| County | Pitt County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27835 |
| Coordinates | 35.66596, -77.35744 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Standby | 1993 |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Standby | 1987 |
| GEN6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Standby | 2003 |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1999 |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| GEN8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 2015 |
| GEN7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.1 MW | Standby | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 2 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 908 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 |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.