6th largest plant in Delaware · 2235th nationally
Energy Center Dover is a natural gas power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 118 MW. It generates roughly 89.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,554 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 831 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (118 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Energy Center Dover |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cartier Energy, Llc |
| City | Dover |
| County | Kent County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19904 |
| Coordinates | 39.14955, -75.54734 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KD-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| KD-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| COG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| CO₂ | 37.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 831 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 |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.