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45.1 MW Natural Gas operating in Kent, DE — PJM Interconnection, LLC
45.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1991
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.1451, -75.5486
County
Kent, DE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NAES Corporation - (DE) | City of Dover - (DE) | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Dover - (DE) | City of Dover - (DE) | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Van Sant Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Kent County, Delaware. The plant has a total capacity of 45.1 MW and began operating in 1991. It consists of a single generator utilizing a natural gas-fired combustion turbine. The plant is owned by the City of Dover (DE) and operated by NAES Corporation (DE).
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Van Sant Station's latest annual generation was 1,254 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. The plant ranks 6th out of 9 power plants in Delaware by capacity, and 1159th out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
91 MWh
Latest Month
1.3K MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1980 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $43.5M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Vansant Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
City of Dover
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
NORTHST 12KV G11
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Alt. Hub / Zone
DOMINION HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
0.010 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.038 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.004 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
1982 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC East