Power Plants in Sussex County, Delaware

Sussex County, Delaware has 10 power plants totaling 485 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants10operating sites
Capacity485 MWnameplate
Generation50.2k MWhannual
CO₂31.5kmetric tons/year
Coal 96%Solar 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Indian River Generating StationDagsboroCoal464 MWIndian River Operations Inc
Ameresco Delaware SouthGeorgetownBiomass5.0 MWAmeresco Delaware South
Heimlich SolarGreenwoodSolar4.5 MWHeimlich Solar Partners Llc
Bruce A Henry Solar FarmGeorgetownSolar4.0 MWDelaware Electric Cooperative
Dec Phase Ii At GeorgetownGeorgetownSolar3.0 MWLuminace Solar Mc, Llc
University Of Delaware Wind TurbineLewesWind2.0 MWFirst State Marine Wind
Perdue Bridgeville PhotovoltaicBridgevilleSolar1.3 MWTerraform Arcadia
Onyx - Allen HarimHarbesonSolar1.2 MWOnyx Asset Services Group
Seaford Delaware PlantSeafordNatural Gas— MWInvista
Rifle Range Road SolarBridgevilleSolar— MWRifle Range Road Solar, Llc

About power generation in Sussex County

Sussex County, Delaware has 10 power plants totaling 485 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 96% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (3%) and Biomass (1%). The largest facility is Indian River Generating Station at 464 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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