Blue Hen Solar
Solar power plant · Kent County, Delaware
Nameplate capacity
1.5 MW
Rank in Delaware
#32
of 39 plants
In service since
2022
May 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Madison Energy Holdings LLC
- County
- Kent County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among solar plants in Delaware
- #15 of 21
- EIA plant code
- 65791
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2022 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| University of Delaware Wind Turbine | Wind | 2.0 MW |
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| WHA Southbridge Solar Park CSG | Solar | 1.4 MW |
| AGT001 Centerville Fuel Cell | Natural gas | 1.3 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 1.5 MW solar plant and a 1.5 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