175th largest plant in North Carolina · 5990th nationally
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Kinston) is a oil power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 9.2 MW. It generates roughly 1.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 145 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1087 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Kinston) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Kinston) |
| City | Kinston |
| County | Lenoir County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 28504 |
| Coordinates | 35.26833, -77.65917 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CO₂ | 832 metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 15 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1087 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.