State profile

Power plants in Delaware

Delaware has 33 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 3.45 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from natural gas (81%). It also tracks 2 retired plants and 2 under construction.

33
Plants
3.45 GW
Total capacity
6
Fuel types
1.10 GW
Largest: Hay Road

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 80.7%Coal 13.5%Solar 2.8%Oil 2.6%Waste 0.4%Wind 0.1%

Plant locations

Map of Delaware showing the locations of its power plants

33 operating plants shown

By fuel type in Delaware

Natural Gas plants10 · 2.78 GWCoal plants1 · 464.1 MWSolar plants15 · 97.3 MWOil plants3 · 89.7 MWWaste plants3 · 14.2 MWWind plants1 · 2 MW

13 proposed projects (0.7 GW) are in Delaware's interconnection queues. View the Delaware queue →

Interconnection-queue entries are proposals, not plants — historically only ~13% of requested capacity reaches commercial operation. Source: LBNL “Queued Up.”

All plants in Delaware by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Hay RoadNatural GasCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC1.10 GW
Edge MoorNatural GasCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC710.3 MW
Indian River Generating StationCoalIndian River Operations Inc464.1 MW
Garrison Energy Center LLCNatural GasGarrison Energy Center LLC361 MW
Delaware City PlantNatural GasDelaware City Refining Company LLC324 MW
Energy Center DoverNatural GasCartier Energy, LLC118 MW
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation StationNatural GasDelaware Municipal Electric Corp96 MW
ChristianaOilCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC55 MW
ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - HybridSolarENGIE Solidago Solar LLC50 MW
Van Sant StationNatural GasNAES Corporation - (DE)45.1 MW
Red Lion Energy CenterNatural GasDiamond State Generation Partners, LLC24.9 MW
Delaware City 10OilCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC18.5 MW
West Station (DE)OilCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC16.2 MW
Milford Solar FarmSolarMilford Solar LLC11.8 MW
Dover Sun ParkSolarArevon Energy, Inc.10 MW
Ameresco Delaware CentralWasteAMERESCO Delaware Central5 MW
Ameresco Delaware SouthWasteAMERESCO Delaware South5 MW
Heimlich SolarSolarHeimlich Solar Partners LLC4.5 MW
Croda Atlas Point CHPWasteCroda Inc.4.2 MW
Bruce A Henry Solar FarmSolarDelaware Electric Cooperative4 MW
AstraZeneca Newark SolarSolarAstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals3.2 MW
DEC Phase II at GeorgetownSolarLuminace Solar MC, LLC3 MW
Brookside NewarkNatural GasDiamond State Generation Partners, LLC2.6 MW
University of Delaware Wind TurbineWindFirst State Marine Wind2 MW
South Campus SolarSolarJPMorgan Chase Bank1.8 MW
Blue Hen SolarSolarMadison Energy Holdings LLC1.5 MW
WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSGSolarEcogy Delaware II LLC.1.4 MW
AGT001 Centerville Fuel CellNatural Gas2016 ESA Project Company, LLC1.3 MW
Perdue Bridgeville PhotovoltaicSolarTerraform Arcadia1.3 MW
DD Hay Road Solar 23 LLCSolarLaurel Capital Partners1.2 MW
DG AMP Solar SmyrnaSolarDG AMP Solar, LLC1.2 MW
Kent County Wastewater Treatment SolarSolarKent County Levy Court Dept of Pub Work1.2 MW
Onyx - Allen HarimSolarOnyx Asset Services Group1.2 MW

Retired plants (2)

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
McKee Runretired 2021Natural GasNAES Corporation - (DE)151.2 MW
Seaford Delaware Plantretired 2010Natural GasInvista30 MW

Under construction (2)

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
KE73constr.SolarNautilus Solar Solutions4 MW
Chaberton Solar Blackburnconstr.SolarPivot Energy3 MW