Power plants planned and retiring in Delaware
Delaware plans 200 MW, 7% of its 2,931 MW in service (39th of 51). 67 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 188 MW.
Delaware: planned against running
Delaware planned, by fuel
- Solar 188 MW (94%)
- Storage 12 MW (6%)
Delaware operating, by fuel
- Solar 134 MW (5%)
- Wind 2 MW (0%)
- Natural gas 2,669 MW (91%)
- Oil 111 MW (4%)
- Other 14 MW (0%)
When Delaware capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Delaware, 2026 to 2033: 4 rows
| Year | Delaware planned MW | Delaware retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | No data |
| 2027 | 74 | No data |
| 2028 | 114 | No data |
| 2033 | No data | 4 |
4 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVDelaware projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Delaware projects are
Delaware: 3 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Delaware planned projects
Filter the 10 planned project lines in Delaware.
200 MW across 10 project lines, 7% of the 2,931 MW operating in Delaware.
- Cedar Creek Solar, New Castle: 114 MW solar, online 2028
- Raceway Solar, Kent: 50 MW solar, online 2027
- ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - Hybrid, New Castle: 12 MW storage, online 2027
- Chaberton Solar Crestone, Kent: 4 MW solar, online 2026
- Delaware Ave Solar, Kent: 4 MW solar, online 2026
What the Delaware numbers say
Delaware runs 2,931 MW today. The planned list would add 200 MW (7%) while 4 MW (0%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Delaware has 200 MW due online and 4 MW due to retire there.
Delaware planned mix: 100% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. Delaware stages: 67 MW under construction or in testing, 120 MW permits pending, 12 MW early planning, no approvals started. Delaware retired 513 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 8 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Delaware capacity by fuel and status
| Delaware fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Delaware, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 134 | 188 | – | – | – |
| Storage | – | 12 | – | – | 8 |
| Wind | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural gas | 2,669 | – | – | 103 | – |
| Coal | – | – | – | 410 | – |
| Oil | 111 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 14 | – | 4 | – | – |
| All fuels | 2,931 | 200 | 4 | 513 | 8 |
Delaware counties with the most planned capacity
| Delaware county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | 133 | 4 | Solar |
| Kent County | 61 | 4 | Solar |
| Sussex County | 6 | 2 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Delaware
| Delaware plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Solar | New Castle | Solar | Permits pending | 2028 | 114 |
| Raceway Solar | Kent | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 50 |
| ENGIE Solidago Solar Project - Hybrid | New Castle | Storage | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 12 |
| Chaberton Solar Crestone | Kent | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 4 |
| Delaware Ave Solar | Kent | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 4 |
| Grears Corner Solar | New Castle | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 4 |
| Rifle Range Road Solar | Sussex | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 4 |
| Sunrise Magnolia DE | Kent | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 3 |
| Maryland Line Road Solar | New Castle | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 2 |
| DEL022-30423B Thorogoods Rd, LLC | Sussex | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 2 |
Delaware against its neighbors
Delaware: planned MW equal 7% of operating. Bordering states: Maryland plans 0% of what it runs (7 points below Delaware); New Jersey plans 0% of what it runs (7 points below Delaware); Pennsylvania plans 13% of what it runs (6 points above Delaware).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Delaware: 81 operating generators, 10 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Delaware: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
200 MW, 7% of the 2,931 MW Delaware runs. 67 MW is being built or tested in Delaware.
Delaware: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Delaware with 188 of 200 planned MW.
Delaware: which power plants are retiring?
4 MW of Delaware units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will Delaware get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Delaware has 8 MW canceled or postponed, and 513 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.