DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC PLYMOUTH NC

How DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC PLYMOUTH NC compares

With 147 MW of capacity, DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC PLYMOUTH NC ranks 28th among the 205 operating power plants Bywatts maps in North Carolina and is the largest of the 9 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 47% of North Carolina's operating Biomass capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 5th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1976, it is older than 75% of the 183 operating North Carolina plants with a recorded commissioning year.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 114 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 147 MW). Net generation was 361 GWh in 2024 (a 36% capacity factor), up 6% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1976 and 1978.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 7 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PLYMOUTH SOLAR FARM (5 MW, Solar).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology