# Kent County, Maryland: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Chestertown and Rock Hall No data center or power plant project is on record in Kent County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Kent County is home to Chestertown, Rock Hall, Galena and most of Millington (522 of its 544 residents). Next door, New Castle County, Delaware, has 7 data centers. 63 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 7,553 jobs in 2025, down 5.0% from 2019. Its power plants have 67 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. -5.0% total jobs since 2019, now 7,553 67 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 20.22¢ per kWh for Delmarva Power residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Kent County Kent County is home to Chestertown, Rock Hall, Galena and most of Millington (522 of its 544 residents). Chestertown5,658 residents Rock Hall1,208 residents Galena541 residents Millington522 residents · 96% of the city Betterton283 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Butlertown, Chesapeake Landing, Edesville, Fairlee, Georgetown, Kennedyville, Still Pond, Tolchester, Worton. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Kent County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Maryland | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 19,125 | 19,565 | ▲ 2.3% | 24th of 24 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,951 | 7,553 | ▼ 5.0% | 22nd of 24 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,673 | $55,247 | ▲ 32.6% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.0% | 3.7% | ▼ 0.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 63 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Delmarva Power is the largest utility serving Kent County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 20.22¢/kWh in 2024, above the 14.84¢ median for Maryland utilities. Unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, against 4.0% in 2019. 19,565 people live here, up 2.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Kent County ### Utilities with service territory in Kent County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Delmarva Power | Investor Owned | Bundled | 186,368 | 20.22¢ | 17% | | Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 50,697 | 16.46¢ | 23% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 67 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Morgnec Solar | Urban Grid Solar | Solar | 56 MW | 2026 | | Blue Star | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Solar | 8 MW | 2020 | | Kent County - Worton Complex | Terraform Arcadia | Solar | 1 MW | 2012 | | Kent County-Kennedyville | Terraform Arcadia | Solar | 1 MW | 2012 | | Rock Hall | Terraform Arcadia | Solar | 1 MW | 2012 | | Town of Chestertown- Chestertown WWTP | Tesla Inc. | Solar | 1 MW | 2015 | ## The Kent County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,553 | $55,247 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Kent County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Kent County. Maryland has 31 local measures on record statewide, and 3 neighboring counties have one: [Kent County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/delaware/kent-county), [New Castle County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/delaware/new-castle-county), [Queen Anne's County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/queen-anne-s-county). ## Kent County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Kent County, New Castle County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kent County | 19,565 | ▼ 5.0% | 67 MW | — | — | — | | Cecil County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/cecil-county) | 107,131 | ▲ 10.1% | 1,923 MW | 2 MW | — | — | | Kent County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/delaware/kent-county) DE | 194,786 | ▲ 4.6% | 663 MW | 61 MW | — | 1 | | New Castle County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/delaware/new-castle-county) DE | 588,026 | ▲ 4.2% | 2,313 MW | 133 MW | 7 | 1 | | Queen Anne's County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/queen-anne-s-county) | 54,448 | ▲ 4.1% | 167 MW | — | — | 1 | ## More of Maryland [All Maryland countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland)[Cecil County107,131 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/cecil-county)[Queen Anne's County54,448 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/queen-anne-s-county) ## Kent County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Kent County, Maryland? 2 utilities have service territory in Kent County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Delmarva Power, Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc. The largest, Delmarva Power, charged residential customers 20.22¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Kent County? 6 operating plants with 67 MW of capacity. The largest is Morgnec Solar (56 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Kent County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Kent County. The nearest activity on record is next door in New Castle County. ### Is Kent County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,553 jobs in 2025 against 7,951 in 2019 (-5.0%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Kent County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Kent County. Maryland has 31 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/kent-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).