Power plants in Delaware
41 operating power projects with 2,864 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
41
Nameplate capacity
2,864 MW
Counties with a plant
3
Operators
35
Power markets: PJM prices
Capacity by fuel
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Delaware
Top 41 · All 41 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Road | Natural gas | 1,098 | New Castle | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC |
| Edge Moor | Natural gas | 698 | New Castle | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC |
| Garrison Energy Center LLC | Natural gas | 361 | Kent | Garrison Energy Center LLC |
| Delaware City Plant | Natural gas | 249 | New Castle | Delaware City Refining Company LLC |
| Energy Center Dover | Natural gas | 118 | Kent | Cartier Energy, LLC |
| Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station | Natural gas | 96 | Kent | Delaware Municipal Electric Corp |
| ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - Hybrid | Solar | 50 | New Castle | ENGIE Solidago Solar LLC |
| Van Sant Station | Natural gas | 45 | Kent | NAES Corporation - (DE) |
| Red Lion Energy Center | Natural gas | 25 | New Castle | Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC |
| Indian River Generating Station | Oil | 19 | Sussex | Indian River Operations Inc |
Delaware power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Delaware
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Delaware
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 41 plants in Delaware, by county
Kent County 14 plants
- Garrison Energy Center LLC Natural gas · 361 MW
- Energy Center Dover Natural gas · 118 MW
- Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station Natural gas · 96 MW
- Van Sant Station Natural gas · 45.1 MW
- Milford Solar Farm Solar · 11.8 MW
- Dover Sun Park Solar · 10 MW
- Ameresco Delaware Central Landfill gas · 5 MW
- KE73 CSG Solar · 4 MW
- DE-ECA CS Hartly Solar · 4 MW
- Chaberton Solar Blackburn Solar · 3 MW
- Blue Hen Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
- DE-ECA CS East Evens Solar · 1.3 MW
- Kent County Wastewater Treatment Solar Solar · 1.2 MW
- DG AMP Solar Smyrna Solar · 1.2 MW
New Castle County 12 plants
- Hay Road Natural gas · 1,098.2 MW
- Edge Moor Natural gas · 697.8 MW
- Delaware City Plant Natural gas · 249 MW
- ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - Hybrid Solar · 50 MW
- Red Lion Energy Center Natural gas · 24.9 MW
- Croda Atlas Point CHP Landfill gas · 4.2 MW
- AstraZeneca Newark Solar Solar · 3.2 MW
- Brookside Newark Natural gas · 2.6 MW
- South Campus Solar Solar · 1.8 MW
- WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSG Solar · 1.4 MW
- AGT001 Centerville Fuel Cell Natural gas · 1.3 MW
- DD Hay Road Solar 23 LLC Solar · 1.2 MW
Sussex County 15 plants
- Indian River Generating Station Oil · 18.6 MW
- Ameresco Delaware South Landfill gas · 5 MW
- Heimlich Solar Solar · 4.5 MW
- Bruce A Henry Solar Farm Solar · 4 MW
- Sunrise Solar Lincoln DE (CSG) Solar · 4 MW
- Chaberton Solar Blue Hen LLC Solar · 4 MW
- Chaberton Solar Biggins Creek LLC Solar · 4 MW
- CE DE - Harbeson Solar · 4 MW
- Sussex CSG 2 LLC Solar · 3.3 MW
- DEC Phase II at Georgetown Solar · 3 MW
- NL DE Taylor CSG Solar · 3 MW
- DE-ECA CS Seaford Solar · 3 MW
- University of Delaware Wind Turbine Wind · 2 MW
- Perdue Bridgeville Photovoltaic Solar · 1.3 MW
- Onyx - Allen Harim Solar · 1.2 MW
Questions about power plants in Delaware
How many power plants are in Delaware?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 41 operating power projects in Delaware, with 2,864 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Delaware?
Hay Road in New Castle County, with 1,098.2 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Edge Moor, with 697.8 MW.
How much of Delaware's capacity is solar?
135 MW, about 5% of nameplate capacity. 26 projects have solar as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources