3rd largest plant in Delaware · 781st nationally
Indian River Generating Station is a coal power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 464 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (464 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 | Indian River Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indian River Operations Inc |
| City | Dagsboro |
| County | Sussex County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19939 |
| Coordinates | 38.58570, -75.23410 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 446 MW | Operating | 1980 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 177 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 81.6 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 81.6 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 18.6 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Indian River Power Llc | Dagsboro?, DE | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 31.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 129 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 24 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.