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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 19 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/52193
EIA plant 52193
Delaware City · New Castle · DE
Delaware City Plant
Operated by Delaware City Refining Company LLC
Published location
Where is Delaware City Plant?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
39.587100, -75.634300
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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.
Equipment mix
Operating capacity by technology
Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the DE plant index for regional peers.
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Electricity output across the year
Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.
1108,419
298,714
367,207
460,656
5108,447
6100,971
7103,496
8104,181
999,962
10105,224
1197,331
1285,479
MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.
Read the chart as a table
| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 108,419 |
| 2 | 98,714 |
| 3 | 67,207 |
| 4 | 60,656 |
| 5 | 108,447 |
| 6 | 100,971 |
| 7 | 103,496 |
| 8 | 104,181 |
| 9 | 99,962 |
| 10 | 105,224 |
| 11 | 97,331 |
| 12 | 85,479 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 108,419 MWh |
| 2 | 98,714 MWh |
| 3 | 67,207 MWh |
| 4 | 60,656 MWh |
| 5 | 108,447 MWh |
| 6 | 100,971 MWh |
| 7 | 103,496 MWh |
| 8 | 104,181 MWh |
| 9 | 99,962 MWh |
| 10 | 105,224 MWh |
| 11 | 97,331 MWh |
| 12 | 85,479 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 92 | OP |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | NG | 92 | OP |
| G3 | Other Gases | OG | 75 | SB |
| G1 | Other Gases | OG | 27.5 | OP |
| G2 | Other Gases | OG | 27.5 | OP |
| G4 | Other Gases | OG | 10 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
52193
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Delaware River
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at Delaware City Plant
Variation in the published months
Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (108,447 MWh) and 4 the lowest (60,656 MWh). Their difference is 47,791 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Reading the MW column
In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 10 (G4) to 92 (CT1, CT2). The difference is 82 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.
Generator capacity in different operating conditions
| Generator ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 92.0 | 65.0 | 72.0 | 45.0 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 92.0 | 65.0 | 72.0 | 45.0 |
| G1 | Other Gases | 27.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 15.0 |
| G2 | Other Gases | 27.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 15.0 |
| G3 | Other Gases | 75.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 17.0 |
| G4 | Other Gases | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.
Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.