CRAVEN COUNTY WOOD ENERGY LP
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Craven County
- Operator
- CMS GENERATION OPERATING CO II
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 10525
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 261 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 59%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.1287, -77.1692
CRAVEN COUNTY WOOD ENERGY LP, a 50 MW Biomass power plant in Craven County, North Carolina. Operated by CMS GENERATION OPERATING CO II, commissioned 1990.
How CRAVEN COUNTY WOOD ENERGY LP compares
With 50 MW of capacity, CRAVEN COUNTY WOOD ENERGY LP ranks 39th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and 3rd of the 9 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of North Carolina's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 76th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 68% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Craven County with 4 other operating plants, including WEYERHAEUSER NEW BERN NC and NEW BERN.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 261 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 35 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WEYERHAEUSER NEW BERN NC (30 MW, Biomass).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CRAVEN COUNTY WOOD ENERGY LP is a 50 MW biomass power plant in Craven County, NC, operated by CMS GENERATION OPERATING CO II, commissioned in 1990. Craven County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Craven County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 53.8 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 8.8 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.0 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Craven County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.