8th largest plant in Delaware · 3458th nationally
Christiana is a oil power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 55.0 MW. It generates roughly 219 MWh per year — enough to power about 20 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 8157 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Christiana |
|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc |
| City | Wilmington |
| County | New Castle County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19801 |
| Coordinates | 39.73020, -75.53710 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 27.5 MW | Standby | 1973 |
| CH14 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 27.5 MW | Standby | 1973 |
| CO₂ | 893 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 8157 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.