Power plant · Delaware, United States
Christiana Power Plant
Christiana Power Plant is an idle power plant in Delaware, United States, with 55 MW of capacity, owned by Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 55 MW grid connection at 12.5 kV to the grid of Delmarva Power.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Delaware | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1973 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 55 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Delmarva Power | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 12.5 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.7302, -75.5371 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Christiana is the 4th-largest of 4 power plants in Delaware and the 999th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 55 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 4th of 4 | 2,015 MW | 2.7% |
| United States | 999th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,462nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers and 4 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, Gloucester County (OSM way 607483487) | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Fox Road Sand Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 39 km |
| Terminal Commerce Building | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
| DāStor: 3400 Horizon Drive | Data center | — | — | 43 km |
| Chesapeake Minerals | Mine | — | Operating | 44 km |
| McAvoy Vitrified Brick Company | Mine | — | Operating | 44 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- Edge Moor710 MW
- McKee Run151 MW
- Cedar Creek Solar114 MW · planned
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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