11th largest plant in Delaware · 4402nd nationally
Red Lion Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 24.9 MW. It generates roughly 180.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,170 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 83% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Red Lion Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Diamond State Generation Partners, Llc |
| City | New Castle |
| County | New Castle County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19720 |
| Coordinates | 39.61008, -75.62974 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 5.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| RED2 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| RED4 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 3.6 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| RED3 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| RED5 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 3.4 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| RED6 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 3.2 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 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.