10th largest plant in Delaware · 3782nd nationally
Van Sant Station is a natural gas power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 45.1 MW. It generates roughly 630 MWh per year — enough to power about 60 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1980 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Van Sant Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Naes Corporation - (De) |
| City | Dover |
| County | Kent County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19904 |
| Coordinates | 39.14504, -75.54817 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.1 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Dover - (De) | Dover, DE | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 624 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1980 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.