181st largest plant in North Carolina · 6151st nationally
Ingredion Winston Salem is a biomass power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 8.4 MW. It generates roughly 62.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,942 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 85% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 171 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 (8.4 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 | Ingredion Winston Salem |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem |
| City | Winston-Salem |
| County | Forsyth County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27107 |
| Coordinates | 36.03376, -80.22740 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7500 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 7.5 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| 900 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| CO₂ | 5.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 34 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 171 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 Carolinas |
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.