List of power stations in Delaware

Sources of Delaware utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024: ^[1]

1. Natural gas: 4,104 (87.3%)
2. Other gases: 221 (4.70%)
3. Solar: 167 (3.55%)
4. Coal: 144 (3.06%)
5. Biomass: 62 (1.32%)
6. Wind: 3 (0.06%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Delaware , sorted by type and name. In 2023, Delaware had a total summer capacity of 3,296 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 4,772 GWh. ^[2] In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 87.3% natural gas, 4.7% other gases, 3.6% solar, 3.1% coal, 1.3% biomass, and less than 0.1% wind. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 205 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2024. This is about 20 percent more than the amount generated by Delaware's utility-scale solar facilities. ^[1]

Delaware electricity generation by type

Delaware power grid

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. ^[3]

Petroleum

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW) [A]	Generation type	Year opened	Refs
Christiana	New Castle County	39°43′49″N75°32′14″W / 39.7302°N 75.5371°W / 39.7302; -75.5371 (Christiana)	52.0	Simple cycle (x2)	1973
Delaware City 10	New Castle County	39°36′01″N75°37′36″W / 39.6004°N 75.6268°W / 39.6004; -75.6268 (Delaware City 10)	18.5	Simple cycle	1968
Edge Moor	New Castle County	39°44′20″N75°30′14″W / 39.7389°N 75.5038°W / 39.7389; -75.5038 (Edge Moor)	15.0	Simple cycle	1963
Indian River Generating Station	Sussex County	38°35′09″N75°14′03″W / 38.5857°N 75.2341°W / 38.5857; -75.2341 (Indian River Generating Station)	16.1	Simple cycle	1967
Van Sant Station	Kent County	39°08′42″N75°32′54″W / 39.1450°N 75.5482°W / 39.1450; -75.5482 (Van Sant Station)	45.1	Simple cycle	1991
West Station (DE)	New Castle County	39°43′42″N75°37′44″W / 39.7283°N 75.6289°W / 39.7283; -75.6289 (West Station)	20.0	Simple cycle	1964

^A Total net summer capacity

Natural gas

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW) [A]	Generation type	Year opened	Refs
AGT001 Centerville Fuel Cell	New Castle County	39°45′28″N75°37′20″W / 39.7579°N 75.6221°W / 39.7579; -75.6221 (AGT001 Centerville)	1.3	Fuel cell	2019
Brookside Newark	New Castle County	39°40′08″N75°42′58″W / 39.6689°N 75.7161°W / 39.6689; -75.7161 (Brookside Newark)	3.1	Fuel cell	2012
Delaware City Plant	New Castle County	39°35′14″N75°38′03″W / 39.5871°N 75.6343°W / 39.5871; -75.6343 (Delaware City Plant)	265.0 [B]	Steam turbine (x4), simple cycle (x2)	1956/1961/1982 2000
Edge Moor	New Castle County	39°44′20″N75°30′14″W / 39.7389°N 75.5038°W / 39.7389; -75.5038 (Edge Moor)	710.0	Steam turbine (x3)	1954/1966/1973
Energy Center Dover	Kent County	39°08′58″N75°32′50″W / 39.1495°N 75.5473°W / 39.1495; -75.5473 (Energy Center Dover)	118.0	1x1 combined cycle, simple cycle	1985/2001 2001
Garrison Energy Center	Kent County	39°11′14″N75°29′58″W / 39.1872°N 75.4994°W / 39.1872; -75.4994 (Garrison Energy Center)	361.0	1x1 combined cycle	2015
Hay Road	New Castle County	39°44′37″N75°30′26″W / 39.7436°N 75.5072°W / 39.7436; -75.5072 (Hay Road)	1,193.0	3x1 combined cycle (x2)	1989/1991/ 1993/2001
NAES McKee Run	Kent County	39°10′34″N75°32′48″W / 39.1762°N 75.5466°W / 39.1762; -75.5466 (Mckee Run)	113.6	Steam turbine	1975
Red Lion Energy Center	New Castle County	39°36′36″N75°37′47″W / 39.6101°N 75.6297°W / 39.6101; -75.6297 (Red Lion Energy Center)	27.0	Fuel cell (x6)	2013
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station	Kent County	39°16′45″N75°37′26″W / 39.2792°N 75.6239°W / 39.2792; -75.6239 (W.F. Sam Beasley)	98.0	Simple cycle (x2)	2002/2012

^A Total net summer capacity
^B 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. ^[3]

Biomass

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW) [A]	Fuel	Generation type	Year opened	Refs
Ameresco Delaware Central	Kent County	39°02′02″N75°43′24″W / 39.0339°N 75.7233°W / 39.0339; -75.7233 (Ameresco Delaware Central)	5.0	Landfill gas	Reciprocating engine (x5)	2006	[4]
Ameresco Delaware South	Kent County	38°35′57″N75°26′03″W / 38.5992°N 75.4342°W / 38.5992; -75.4342 (Ameresco Delaware South)	5.0	Landfill gas	Reciprocating engine (x5)	2006	[4]
Croda Atlas Point CHP	New Castle County	39°41′36″N75°32′35″W / 39.6933°N 75.5431°W / 39.6933; -75.5431 (Croda Atlas Point)	2.2	Landfill gas	Reciprocating engine (x2)	2013	[5]

^A 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

See also: Solar power in Delaware

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MWAC)	Year opened	Refs
Bruce A Henry Solar Farm	Sussex County	38°39′50″N75°24′02″W / 38.6640°N 75.4005°W / 38.6640; -75.4005 (Bruce Henry)	4.0	2013	[6]
DD Hay Road Solar 23 LLC	New Castle County	39°44′12″N75°36′42″W / 39.7367°N 75.6117°W / 39.7367; -75.6117 (DD Hay Road)	1.2	2010	[7]
DG AMP Solar Smyrna	Kent County	39°16′47″N75°37′21″W / 39.2797°N 75.6224°W / 39.2797; -75.6224 (DG AMP Smyrna)	1.2	2018	[8]
Dover Sun Park	Kent County	39°11′01″N75°36′16″W / 39.1836°N 75.6044°W / 39.1836; -75.6044 (Dover Sun Park)	10.0	2011	[9]
Kent County Wastewater Treatment Solar	Kent County	38°59′35″N75°26′15″W / 38.9931°N 75.4375°W / 38.9931; -75.4375 (Kent County WWTP)	1.2	2011	[10]
Milford Solar Farm	Kent County	38°55′23″N75°27′12″W / 38.9231°N 75.4533°W / 38.9231; -75.4533 (Milford)	11.8	2013	[7]
Onyx - Allen Harim	Sussex County	38°43′03″N75°17′20″W / 38.7175°N 75.2888°W / 38.7175; -75.2888 (Onyx - Allen Harim)	1.2	2017	[11]
Perdue Bridgeville Photovoltaic	Sussex County	38°45′28″N75°36′07″W / 38.7577°N 75.6020°W / 38.7577; -75.6020 (Perdue Bridgeville)	1.3	2011	[12]
South Campus Solar	New Castle County	39°46′53″N75°32′54″W / 39.7815°N 75.5484°W / 39.7815; -75.5484 (South Campus)	0.5	2011
WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSG	New Castle County	39°43′25″N75°32′46″W / 39.7236°N 75.5460°W / 39.7236; -75.5460 (WHA Southbridge CSG)	1.4	2018	[13]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Delaware

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year opened	Refs
University of Delaware Wind Turbine	Sussex County	38°46′58″N75°09′54″W / 38.7829°N 75.1649°W / 38.7829; -75.1649 (Univ. of Delaware)	2.0	2010

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.

Closed plants

Coal

Plant name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW) [A]	Generation type	Year opened	Year retired	Refs
Indian River Generating Station	Sussex County	38°35′09″N75°14′03″W / 38.5857°N 75.2341°W / 38.5857; -75.2341 (Indian River Generating Station)	410.0	Steam turbine	1980	2025	[14] [15] [16]

^A Total net summer capacity

See also

• Energy portal
• United States portal
• Delaware portal

• List of power stations in the United States

References

1. "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Delaware, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–24". www.eia.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
2. "Delaware Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
3. Energy Information Administration (September 15, 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
4. "Delaware Landfills Produce Clean Power". Ameresco. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
5. "Croda Atlas Point CHP". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
6. "Bruce A Henry Solar Farm". Energy Justice Network. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
7. "Delaware Solar". SEIA . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
8. "AMP Solar Phase II". American Municipal Power. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
9. "Dover SUN Park". Sun River Electric. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
10. "USA: Solar Energy Dries Biosolids in Wastewater Treatment Facility". Solar Thermal World. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
11. "Onyx Finishes 1.5 MW Solar Array for Allen Harim". ONYX Renewables. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
12. "Perdue Enters New Kind of Farming with Solar Installation Startup". Business Wire . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
13. "Former Housing Site Becomes the WHA's Southbridge Solar Park". Delaware.gov. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
14. "Indian River coal-fired power plant slated to close next year amid low power prices". Delaware Online . June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
15. "Indian River Power Plant shutdown delayed for 4 years. Why your electric bill will rise?". The News Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
16. "Indian River Power Station Closes After 68 Years of Operation". WBOC. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.