Delaware City Refinery
Large load · 4550 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, Delaware City, DE
The Delaware City Refinery in New Castle County, Delaware, is a 180,000 barrel per day refinery owned by PBF Energy. A 280 MW onsite power plant produces more electricity than the refinery's load of approximately 90 MW, and excess power is sold into the PJM grid.
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Overview
- Average demand
- 90 MW
- operating · Dec 31, 2025
The Delaware City refinery has a throughput capacity of 180,000 bpd and a Nelson complexity rating of 13.6. The refinery is located on a 5,000-acre site on the Delaware River. The refinery predominantly produces gasoline, jet fuel, ULSD and ultra-low sulfur heating oil as well as certain other products.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- The refinery has a 280 MW power plant on site, consisting of two natural gas-fueled turbines with combined capacity of approximately 140 MW and four turbo generators with combined nameplate capacity of approximately 140 MW. The power plant produces electricity in excess of the refinery load of approximately 90 MW. Excess electricity is sold into the PJM grid. A Delaware Public Service Commission order records that PBF Power Marketing LLC would purchase and generate energy only for the Delaware City Refinery. The refinery's operator attributes a power interruption at the refinery to service work performed by Delmarva.
- Ownership, permits and recent events
- EPA's greenhouse gas program lists PBF Energy Inc as the parent company with a 100 percent ownership interest. DNREC issued a Title V Permit Renewal for the refinery on November 14, 2024. A DNREC order of July 8, 2026 assessed an administrative penalty of $960,000 for violations related to the shutdown of the Coker control equipment between May 7, 2026 and May 30, 2026.
Facility
- Activity
- Gasoline, jet fuel, ULSD and ultra-low sulfur heating oil
- Industry
- Industrial
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Title V Permit Renewal issued November 14, 2024, AQM-003/00016
- Agreement
- Electric supplier purchasing and generating energy only for Delaware City Refinery