55 MW Distillate Oil standby in New Castle, DE — PJM Interconnection, LLC
55 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1973
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.7302, -75.5371
County
New Castle, DE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation | — |
| Owner(s) | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | Constellation Energy | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Christiana power plant is located in New Castle County, Delaware. The plant has a total capacity of 55 MW across two generators, using Distillate Fuel Oil (DFO) as its primary fuel source, classified under Petroleum Liquids technology. Christiana began operating in 1973 and is owned by Constellation Energy. The plant is operated by Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC. It is the largest of four power plants in Delaware, and ranks 96th out of 886 plants nationally.
Christiana operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 217 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
51 MWh
Latest Month
217 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Christina Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Delmarva Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
510440
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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