177th largest plant in North Carolina · 6020th nationally
Wake County Lfg Facility is a biomass power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 9.0 MW. It generates roughly 57.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,516 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 73% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 72 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wake County Lfg Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ingenco Renewable Development, Llc |
| City | Apex |
| County | Wake County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27502 |
| Coordinates | 35.67400, -78.85400 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E10 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E11 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E12 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E13 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E14 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E15 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E16 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E17 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E18 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E19 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E20 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E21 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E22 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E23 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E24 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| E25 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E26 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E27 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E28 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E29 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E30 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2019 |
| E4 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E7 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E8 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| E9 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2013 |
| CO₂ | 2.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 72 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.