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Indian River Generating Station

Indian River Generating Station is a 18.6 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Sussex County, Delaware, operated by Indian River Operations Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 1957 (current stage)
  5. ClosedFeb 2025 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
10Petroleum Liquids19 MW OperatingJun 1967
4Conventional Steam Coal446 MW RetiredOct 1980Feb 2025
3Conventional Steam Coal177 MW RetiredMar 1970Jan 2014
1Conventional Steam Coal82 MW RetiredOct 1957Jul 2013
2Conventional Steam Coal82 MW RetiredNov 1959Jul 2013

Plant details

Operator
Indian River Operations Inc
Location
Sussex County, Delaware
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 18.6 MW
Retired: 786 MW
First unit online
Oct 1957
EIA plant ID
594

Location

38.5857, -75.2341

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem