Indian River Generating Station
Other power plant · Sussex County, Delaware
Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in Delaware
#11
of 39 plants
In service since
1967
June 1967
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Indian River Operations Inc
- County
- Sussex County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.61%
- Rank among other plants in Delaware
- #2 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 594
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 19 MW | 16 MW | 1967 | 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
| Van Sant Station | Natural gas | 45 MW |
| Red Lion Energy Center | Natural gas | 25 MW |
| Delaware City 10 | Other | 19 MW |
| West Station (DE) | Other | 16 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 19 MW solar plant and a 19 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