The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Emergency Response Team is at the Indian River power plant near Millsboro following a diesel fuel spill..
The DNREC Emergency Response Team, together with the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Coast Guard, are overseeing a cleanup of the spill.
Plant owner NRG released a statement to the news media reporting that 30,000 gallons of diesel was spilled when a hose became detached. The spill was confined to plant property.
The last coal-fired unit of the power plant is slated to close next year. NRG cited the low cost of wholesale electricity in its decision to idle the plant.
The plant has modern emissions scrubbing equipment after a more than $300 million upgrade.
