The potential of on-shore wind power in Delaware is minimal, having a potential of generating at most 22 GWh/year. Delaware's principal wind potential is from offshore wind. A 2012 assessment estimates that 15,038 MW of offshore wind turbines could generate 60,654 GWh/year.[1] Delaware generated 11,522 GWh from all generating sources in 2011.[2]
2 MW of large scale wind capacity has been constructed in Delaware. A single 256-foot tall, 210-ton turbine at the University of Delaware in Lewes was built in 2010 for generating and educational purposes.[3] It produced 5 GWh of electricity in 2015.[4] There are no projects under construction, but there is a planned offshore wind power project that would produce 120 MW
The state of Delaware ran a request for proposals (RFP) during 2006-2007 that is notable as the first known RFP, world-wide, in which offshore wind power competed equally against coal and natural gas power alternatives.[5]
The Delaware Offshore Wind Farm was a proposed project which did not advance.[6] Two other off shore wind farms are proposed for offshore Delaware, one supplying energy to Maryland[7] and the other to New Jersey.
| Wind farm | Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area | Coordinates | data-sort-type="number" | Capacity (MW) | Developer/Utility | Turbines | States | Regulatory agency | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore Delaware OCS-A 0519[8] | 16.9 nautical miles- from coast opposite area south of Indian River Outlet and Fenwick Island[9] | 26332acres[10] | 120MW | GE Wind Energy 10 12MW GE Haliade-X | MD | [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||
| Garden State Offshore Energy | Offshore Delaware OC-A 482 | [15] | |||||||||
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