12th largest plant in Delaware · 4934th nationally
Delaware City 10 is a oil power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 18.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Delaware City 10 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc |
| City | Delaware City |
| County | New Castle County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19706 |
| Coordinates | 39.60041, -75.62681 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 18.5 MW | Standby | 1968 |
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
|---|
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.