Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Wilson)
Other power plant · WILSON County, North Carolina
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp (Wilson)
- County
- WILSON County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in North Carolina
- #34 of 69
- EIA plant code
- 56035
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.8 MW solar plant and a 2.8 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All North Carolina power plants · What North Carolina actually generates