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Delaware Solar, Wind & Battery Moratorium Tracker

County-by-county record of moratoriums, bans, project rejections, and other restrictions on utility-scale clean energy in Delaware1 tracked action, each linked to the source that reported it. See our Delaware clean energy guide for market context, and the methodology for how entries are sourced and labeled.

Which counties in Delaware have solar, wind, or battery moratoriums?

As of August 2026, CleanPowerDaily tracks 1 restrictive action against utility-scale clean energy in Delaware, spanning 1 county: 0 moratoriums, bans, or restrictions, 0 project rejections, and 1 other action such as withdrawals or litigation.

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Sussex County1Wind

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Sussex County, Delaware

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Litigation
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Chancery Court upholds state override of Sussex County offshore wind substation denial

Delaware Live reported the Chancery Court upheld the state's override of Sussex County's zoning denial of a substation for US Wind's offshore wind project, reaffirming zoning authority belongs to the General Assembly, in the first such state override of a county in modern Delaware history.

Source: Delaware Live · Our coverage

Spot an error or a missing action? Send a correction. Entries labeled Reported reflect press coverage and have not yet been editor-verified against the underlying record.