How many data centers are in Delaware?

Delaware has approximately 22 tracked data center facilities consuming an estimated 0.4 TWh of electricity per year. Counts vary by directory because each draws the boundary differently — cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when possible.

Are there data center moratoriums in Delaware?

Yes. Delaware has 4 tracked moratoriums or community actions on file. See the full list on this page or the moratorium tracker for nationwide data.

How much does electricity cost in Delaware?

The average residential rate in Delaware is 0.2¢/kWh. Large data center loads can affect rates through capacity market charges and transmission upgrades — see the electric bill explainer for the mechanism.

State briefing

Delaware: data centers & your electric bill

As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 4 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Delaware: 2 in force, 1 proposed, 1 expired, rejected or rescinded. The state has 22 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 0.4 TWh of electricity a year.

Everything GridWatch tracks in Delaware on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.

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22tracked data center facilities

0.4 TWhestimated annual DC electricity

19.4¢residential rate per kWh

370grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: low

As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA

Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).

Happening now

1Proposed data centers in Delaware

GridWatch is not yet tracking a named project in Delaware. That is a gap in our coverage, not evidence that nothing is proposed — most projects surface first in a zoning agenda, weeks before any reporting.

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2Pushback already happening in Delaware

Where	Level	Status	Note	Source
Delaware (SB 353)	State	Defeatedterm not documented	SB 353: statewide moratorium on permits for 100+ MW data centers through Jan 31, 2027; motion to suspend rules failed 6-15 in the Senate. Legislature passed a restrictions package (HB 233/HB 445/HB 310/SB 326) instead	SourceOfficial read 2026-09-07
Dover	Local	Proposedterm not documented	18-month moratorium on acceptance, processing, review, approval and issuance of permits for new data centers; council committee voted unanimously to advance to full council; would be first Delaware municipality with a temporary ban	SourceNews read 2026-09-07
New Castle County	County	Enactedno end date — permanent	Council voted 12-0 for zoning regulations: 1,000-foot residential buffer (500 ft with noise study), closed-loop cooling required, energy-efficient backup generators, decommissioning funds; existing projects exempt	SourceNews read 2026-09-07
Kent County	County	Enactedno end date — permanent	LC26-06: data centers permitted only in Limited Industrial and General Industrial zones in unincorporated areas; 300-foot residential buffer, 6-foot vegetative buffers, noise limits, written utility capacity documentation required; county attorney reviewing viability of a complete ban	SourceNews read 2026-09-07

As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing

Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.

Already built

3Every data center already built in Delaware

GridWatch does not yet track a named hyperscale campus in Delaware, but that does not mean the state has none. DataCenterMap keeps a public directory of existing facilities — street addresses included — for Delaware.

Browse the Delaware directory →

Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.

Your leverage

4Your regulator

Delaware Public Service Commission — website · file a complaint

Official state energy data: EIA Delaware electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

5Where the Delaware paper trail lives

Air & environmental permits: Delaware DNREC — Division of Air Quality

No searchable register. Delaware does not publish a permit database you can query. A public-records request to the agency is the only route to the file.

Grid interconnection queue: PJM Interconnection (Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley)

A routing hint only — several states are split between markets, and the serving utility is the only authority on which queue a given site is in.

These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.

What to request, and in what order →

Who represents you

6Your federal delegation and governor

Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.

Grade	Official	Documented action (sourced)	Reach them
—	Matt Meyer Democratic · Governor	No documented action on data centers located	site · contact
—	Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Senator · on the 2026 ballot	No documented action on data centers located Mixed Coons introduced the Liquid Cooling for AI Act with Sen. McCormick in November 2025, directing GAO and DOE to assess liquid cooling to cut data centers' electricity and water use, saying AI leadership "shouldn't have to mean skyrocketing energy bills for American families." sources	site · contact
—	Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic · Senator · next on the ballot 2030	No documented action on data centers located	site · contact
—	Sarah McBride Democratic · Representative At-Large	No documented action on data centers located	site · contact

Roster: regenerated by scripts/refresh_officials.py (Senate XML + congress-legislators + current governors).

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72026 U.S. Senate race

PVI D+8 · Seat held by Chris Coons (Democratic) · Incumbent running

Chris Coons (Democratic) · incumbent No record found