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Delaware City Plant — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 52193
Capacity: 324 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Other Gases
Status: Operating
Location: New Castle, DE
Operating Since: 1956
Generators: 6
Operator: Delaware City Refining Company LLC
Parent Company: PBF Energy
Annual Generation: 1,134,758 MWh
Capacity Factor: 39.9%
Balancing Authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
ISO/RTO: PJM
NERC Region: RFC

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Delaware City Plant

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Ranked #4 of 10 Natural Gas plants in DE#615 of 2009 nationally

324 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (184 MW) + Other Gases (140 MW) operating in New Castle, DE — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

324 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Other Gases

1956

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.5941, -75.6332

County

New Castle, DE

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Delaware City Refining Company LLC	Delaware City Refining	—
Owner(s)	Delaware City Refining Company LLC	PBF Energy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Delaware City Plant is a 324 MW hybrid power plant located in New Castle County, Delaware. It began operating in 1956 and is owned by PBF Energy, with the Delaware City Refining Company LLC as the listed operator. The plant utilizes six generators firing primarily other gases (OG) and natural gas in combustion turbines. It is the largest power plant in Delaware and one of only two plants in the state.

The Delaware City Plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 1,134,758 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.9%.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Industrial

Sector

Industrial CHP

Generation

87.5K MWh

Latest Month

1.1M MWh

Annual Generation

39.9%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

Motiva

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (2)Beta

Industry·corporate

Delaware City Oil Refinery Restarts Unit Damaged by Fire

DELAWARE CITY, Del. (AP) — PBF Energy has reported that it has completed the repair and restart of an 82,000 barrel per day refining unit that had been...

PBF Energy (operator)

Manufacturing.net·6 years ago