Energy Center Dover
Natural gas power plant · Kent County, Delaware
Nameplate capacity
118 MW
Rank in Delaware
#5
of 39 plants
In service since
1985
May 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Cartier Energy, LLC
- County
- Kent County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 3.90%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Delaware
- #5 of 10
- EIA plant code
- 10030
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KD-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 50 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| KD-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| COG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 18 MW | 15 MW | 1985 | 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
| Garrison Energy Center LLC | Natural gas | 361 MW |
| Delaware City Plant | Natural gas | 324 MW |
| Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station | Natural gas | 96 MW |
| Christiana | Other | 55 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 118 MW solar plant and a 118 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