Power plant · Delaware, United States
McKee Run Power Plant
McKee Run Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Delaware, United States, with 151 MW of capacity, operated by NAES Corporation - (DE).
Grid connection
It closed in 2021, which freed up a 151 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of City of Dover - (DE), unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1962 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2021 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | NAES Corporation - (DE) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 151 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | City of Dover - (DE) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.1762, -75.5466 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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McKee Run is the 3rd-largest of 4 power plants in Delaware and the 919th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 151 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 | 3rd of 4 | 2,015 MW | 7.5% |
| United States | 919th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,083rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Mine | — | Operating | 24 km |
| Merrick Sand & Gravel | Mine | — | Operating | 28 km |
| Fox Road Sand Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 47 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
Other power plants in Delaware
- Hay Road1,098 MW
- Edge Moor710 MW
- Christiana55 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.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.