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2.2 MW Distillate Oil operating in Burke, NC
2.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.7479, -81.6067
County
Burke, NC
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | — | — |
| Owner(s) | North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1 | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Drexel Operations Center is a 2.2 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Burke County, North Carolina. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1. It consists of a single generator utilizing petroleum liquids as its primary fuel source. The facility operates within the Duke Energy Carolinas balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Drexel Operations Center generated 77 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.4%. The plant's small size results in a relatively low ranking among power plants, being the 25th largest in North Carolina out of 45 plants, and 723rd nationally out of 886 plants.
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Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Duke Energy Carolinas (DUK)
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
3 MWh
Latest Month
77 MWh
Annual Generation
0.4%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
16365 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
302 lb/MWh
SO₂
29 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.663 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.133 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
16419 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.7M
This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
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