189th largest plant in North Carolina · 6865th nationally
New Bern is a biomass power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 28.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,672 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 85 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | New Bern |
|---|---|
| Operator | Industrial Power Generating Company Llc |
| City | New Bern |
| County | Craven County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28562 |
| Coordinates | 35.16810, -77.22670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 10 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 11 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 12 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 13 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 14 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 15 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 16 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 17 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 18 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 7 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 8 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 9 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| CO₂ | 1.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 85 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.