List of power stations in Delaware explained

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Delaware, sorted by type and name. In 2021, Delaware had a total summer capacity of 3,273 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 4,305 GWh.^[1] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 91.3% natural gas, 3.6% other gases, 3.3% solar, 1.6% biomass, 0.2% petroleum, and 0.1% wind. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 190 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2023. This compares as about 20 percent more than the amount generated by Delaware's utility-scale solar facilities.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Coal

Total Net Summer Capacity

Petroleum

Plant Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation type	Year opened	Refs
Christiana		39.7302°N -75.5371°W	align=center	52.0	Simple cycle (x2)	1973
Delaware City 10	New Castle County	39.6004°N -75.6268°W	align=center	18.5	Simple cycle	1968
Edge Moor	New Castle County	39.7389°N -75.5038°W	align=center	15.0	Simple cycle	1963
Indian River Generating Station	Sussex County	38.5857°N -75.2341°W	align=center	16.1	Simple cycle	1967
Van Sant Station		39.145°N -75.5482°W	align=center	45.1	Simple cycle	1991
West Station (DE)	New Castle County	39.7283°N -75.6289°W	align=center	20.0	Simple cycle	1964

Total Net Summer Capacity

Natural gas

Plant Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year opened	Refs
AGT001 Centerville Fuel Cell	New Castle County	39.7579°N -75.6221°W	align=center	1.3		2019
Brookside Newark	New Castle County	39.6689°N -75.7161°W	align=center	3.1	Fuel cell	2012
	New Castle County	39.5871°N -75.6343°W	align=center	265.0	Steam turbine (x4) Simple cycle (x2)	1956/1961/1982 2000
Edge Moor	New Castle County	39.7389°N -75.5038°W	align=center	710.0	Steam turbine (x3)	1954/1966/1973
Energy Center Dover	Kent County	39.1495°N -75.5473°W	align=center	118.0	1x1 Combined cycle Simple cycle	1985/2001 2001
Garrison Energy Center	Kent County	39.1872°N -75.4994°W	align=center	361.0	1x1 Combined cycle	2015
Hay Road	New Castle County	39.7436°N -75.5072°W	align=center	1,193.0	3x1 Combined cycle (x2)	1989/1991/ 1993/2001
NAES McKee Run	Kent County	39.1762°N -75.5466°W	align=center	113.6	Steam turbine	1975
Red Lion Energy Center	New Castle County	39.6101°N -75.6297°W	align=center	27.0	Fuel cell (x6)	2013
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station	Kent County	39.2792°N -75.6239°W	align=center	98.0	Simple cycle (x2)	2002/2012

Total Net Summer Capacity
Half of generating capacity at the Delaware City Oil Refinery is allocated to other petroleum gases.

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Biomass

Plant Name	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Fuel	Generation type	Year opened	Refs
Ameresco Delaware Central	39.0339°N -75.7233°W	align=center	5.0		Reciprocating Engine (x5)	2006	^[4]
Ameresco Delaware South	38.5992°N -75.4342°W	align=center	5.0	Landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	2006
Croda Atlas Point CHP	39.6933°N -75.5431°W	align=center	2.2	Landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x2)	2013	^[5]

Total Net Summer Capacity

Geothermal

There were no utility-scale Geothermal facilities in the state of Delaware in 2019.

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Delaware. There were no utility-scale Hydroelectric facilities in the state of Delaware in 2019.

Solar photovoltaic

Plant Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW_AC)	Year opened	Refs
Bruce A Henry Solar Farm	Sussex County	38.664°N -75.4005°W	align=center	4.0	2013	^[6]
DD Hay Road Solar 23 LLC	New Castle County	39.7367°N -75.6117°W	align=center	1.2	2010	^[7]
DG AMP Solar Smyrna	Kent County	39.2797°N -75.6224°W	align=center	1.2	2018	^[8]
Dover Sun Park	Kent County	39.1836°N -75.6044°W	align=center	10.0	2011	^[9]
Kent County Wastewater Treatment Solar	Kent County	38.9931°N -75.4375°W	align=center	1.2	2011	^[10]
Milford Solar Farm	Kent County	38.9231°N -75.4533°W	align=center	11.8	2013
Onyx - Allen Harim	Sussex County	38.7175°N -75.2888°W	align=center	1.2	2017	^[11]
Perdue Bridgeville Photovoltaic	Sussex County	38.7577°N -75.602°W	align=center	1.3	2011	^[12]
South Campus Solar	New Castle County	39.7815°N -75.5484°W	align=center	0.5	2011
WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSG	New Castle County	39.7236°N -75.546°W	align=center	1.4	2018	^[13]

Wind

Nuclear power stations

There are no utility-scale Nuclear facilities in the state of Delaware.

Storage power stations

Battery Storage

There are no utility-scale Battery Storage facilities in the state of Delaware.

Pumped Storage

There are no utility-scale Pumped Storage facilities in the state of Delaware.

Notes and References

Web site: Delaware Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2023-09-13.
News: 2021-06-19. Indian River coal-fired power plant slated to close next year amid low power prices. Delaware Online. 2021-06-23.
Web site: Indian River Power Plant shutdown delayed for 4 years. Why your electric bill will rise? . 2023-03-14 . The News Journal . en-US.
Web site: Delaware Landfills Produce Clean Power. 2021-03-05 . Ameresco.
Web site: Croda Atlas Point CHP. 2021-03-04 . Energy Justice Network.
Web site: Bruce A Henry Solar Farm. 2021-03-03 . Energy Justice Network.
Web site: Delaware Solar. 2021-03-03 . SEIA.
Web site: AMP Solar Phase II. 2021-03-03 . American Municipal Power.
Web site: Dover SUN Park. 2021-03-03 . Sun River Electric.
Web site: USA: Solar Energy Dries Biosolids in Wastewater Treatment Facility. 2021-03-03 . Solar Thermal World.
Web site: Onyx Finishes 1.5 MW Solar Array for Allen Harim. 2021-03-03 . ONYX Renewables.
Web site: Perdue Enters New Kind of Farming with Solar Installation Startup. 2021-03-03 . Business Wire.
Web site: Former Housing Site Becomes the WHA’s Southbridge Solar Park. 2021-03-03 . Delaware.gov.