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Delaware power grid

Delaware's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Coal. Its 41 plants represent 3,449 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 186 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity3,449 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants4171 operating generators
Proposed capacity186 MW5.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations0Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Delaware capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas83.8%2,890 MW
Coal12.9%446 MW
Solar2.8%97 MW
Biomass0.4%14 MW
Wind0.1%2 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Delaware power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Hay RoadPlant 7153Oil & gasWilmington, DENew Castle CountyCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC1,098 MW
Edge MoorPlant 593Oil & gasWilmington, DENew Castle CountyCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC710 MW
Garrison Energy Center LLCPlant 57349Oil & gasDover, DEKent CountyGarrison Energy Center LLC361 MW
Delaware City PlantPlant 52193Oil & gasDelaware City, DENew Castle CountyDelaware City Refining Company LLC324 MW
Energy Center DoverPlant 10030Oil & gasDover, DEKent CountyCartier Energy, LLC118 MW
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation StationPlant 7962Oil & gasSmyrna, DEKent CountyDelaware Municipal Electric Corp96 MW
ChristianaPlant 591Oil & gasWilmington, DENew Castle CountyCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC55 MW
ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - HybridPlant 65304SolarTownsend, DENew Castle CountyENGIE Solidago Solar LLC50 MW
Van Sant StationPlant 7318Oil & gasDover, DEKent CountyNAES Corporation - (DE)45 MW
Red Lion Energy CenterPlant 58433Oil & gasNew Castle, DENew Castle CountyDiamond State Generation Partners, LLC25 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap