732nd largest plant in North Carolina · 9578th nationally
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Wilson) is a oil power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 2.8 MW. It generates roughly 288 MWh per year — enough to power about 27 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1640 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Wilson) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Wilson) |
| City | Wilson |
| County | Wilson County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27893 |
| Coordinates | 35.69434, -77.91919 |
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 | 1.4 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 236 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1640 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.