Ameresco Delaware Central
Other power plant · Kent County, Delaware
Nameplate capacity
5.0 MW
Rank in Delaware
#16
of 39 plants
In service since
2006
December 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- AMERESCO Delaware Central
- County
- Kent County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among other plants in Delaware
- #5 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 56430
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1C | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2C | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 3C | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 4C | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| 5C | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Delaware
| Milford Solar Farm | Solar | 12 MW |
| Dover Sun Park | Solar | 10 MW |
| Ameresco Delaware South | Other | 5.0 MW |
| Heimlich Solar | Solar | 4.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Delaware power plants · What Delaware actually generates