This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Delaware, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Delaware had a total summer capacity of 3.3 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 4,799 GWh. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 85.3% natural gas, 4.7% coal, 3.9% other gases, 3.4% solar, 1.9% petroleum, 0.7% biomass, and less than 0.1% wind. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 225 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2024. This is about 25 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.
Petroleum Plant name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Generationtype Yearopened Refs Christiana New Castle County 52.0 Simple cycle (x2) 1973 Delaware City 10 New Castle County 18.5 Simple cycle 1968 Edge Moor New Castle County 15.0 Simple cycle 1963 Indian River Generating Station Sussex County 16.1 Simple cycle 1967 Van Sant Station Kent County 45.1 Simple cycle 1991 West Station (DE) New Castle County 20.0 Simple cycle 1964 Total net summer capacity
Natural gas Plant name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Generationtype Yearopened Refs AGT001 Centerville Fuel Cell New Castle County 1.3 Fuel cell 2019 Brookside Newark New Castle County 3.1 Fuel cell 2012 Delaware City Plant New Castle County 265.0 Steam turbine (x4),simple cycle (x2) 1956/1961/19822000 Edge Moor New Castle County 710.0 Steam turbine (x3) 1954/1966/1973 Energy Center Dover Kent County 118.0 1x1 combined cycle,simple cycle 1985/20012001 Garrison Energy Center Kent County 361.0 1x1 combined cycle 2015 Hay Road New Castle County 1,193.0 3x1 combined cycle (x2) 1989/1991/1993/2001 NAES McKee Run Kent County 113.6 Steam turbine 1975 Red Lion Energy Center New Castle County 27.0 Fuel cell (x6) 2013 Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station Kent County 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 Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Fuel Generationtype Yearopened Refs Ameresco Delaware Central Kent County 5.0 Landfill gas Reciprocating engine (x5) 2006 Ameresco Delaware South Kent County 5.0 Landfill gas Reciprocating engine (x5) 2006 Croda Atlas Point CHP New Castle County 2.2 Landfill gas Reciprocating engine (x2) 2013 Total net summer capacity
Geothermal There were no utility-scale Geothermal facilities in the state of Delaware in 2019.
Hydroelectric
There were no utility-scale Hydroelectric facilities in the state of Delaware in 2019.
Solar photovoltaic
Plant name Location Coordinates Capacity(MWAC) Yearopened Refs Bruce A Henry Solar Farm Sussex County 4.0 2013 DD Hay Road Solar 23 LLC New Castle County 1.2 2010 DG AMP Solar Smyrna Kent County 1.2 2018 Dover Sun Park Kent County 10.0 2011 Kent County Wastewater Treatment Solar Kent County 1.2 2011 Milford Solar Farm Kent County 11.8 2013 Onyx - Allen Harim Sussex County 1.2 2017 Perdue Bridgeville Photovoltaic Sussex County 1.3 2011 South Campus Solar New Castle County 0.5 2011 WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSG New Castle County 1.4 2018
Wind
Plant name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearopened Refs University of Delaware Wind Turbine Sussex County 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) Generationtype Yearopened Year retired Refs Indian River Generating Station Sussex County 410.0 Steam turbine 1980 2025 Total net summer capacity
See also
List of power stations in the United States
References