Power Plants in New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County, Delaware has 18 power plants totaling 2,313 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants18operating sites
Capacity2,312 MWnameplate
Generation3.7M MWhannual
CO₂1.2Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 49%Oil 35%Other Fossil 14%Solar 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Hay RoadWilmingtonNatural Gas1,098 MWCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
Edge MoorWilmingtonOil710 MWCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
Delaware City PlantDelaware CityOther Fossil324 MWDelaware City Refining Company Llc
ChristianaWilmingtonOil55.0 MWCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
Engie Solidago Solar Project - HybridTownsendSolar50.0 MWEngie Solidago Solar Llc
Red Lion Energy CenterNew CastleNatural Gas24.9 MWDiamond State Generation Partners, Llc
Delaware City 10Delaware CityOil18.5 MWCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
West Station (De)WilmingtonOil16.2 MWCalpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
Croda Atlas Point ChpNew CastleBiomass4.2 MWCroda Inc.
Astrazeneca Newark SolarNewarkSolar3.2 MWAstrazeneca Pharmaceuticals
Brookside NewarkNewarkNatural Gas2.6 MWDiamond State Generation Partners, Llc
South Campus SolarWilmingtonSolar1.8 MWJpmorgan Chase Bank
Wha Southbridge Solar Park CsgWilmingtonSolar1.4 MWEcogy Delaware Ii Llc.
Agt001 Centerville Fuel CellWilmingtonNatural Gas1.3 MW2016 Esa Project Company, Llc
Dd Hay Road Solar 23 LlcNew CastleSolar1.2 MWLaurel Capital Partners
Cedar Creek SolarSmyrnaSolar— MWFps Cedar Creek Solar Llc
Grears Corner SolarTownsendSolar— MWRewild Renewables, Llc
Maryland Line Road SolarTownsendSolar— MWRewild Renewables, Llc

About power generation in New Castle County

New Castle County, Delaware has 18 power plants totaling 2,313 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 49% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (35%) and Other Fossil (14%). The largest facility is Hay Road at 1,098 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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