Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station
Delaware Municipal Electric CorporationKent County
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station is a 96 MW natural gas fired combustion turbine plant in Kent County. The Warren F. Beasley Power Station is a roughly 100 MW natural gas peaking plant in Smyrna, Delaware, jointly owned by seven member utilities of the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation. DEMEC commissioned unit 1 around 2001 to 2002 and celebrated unit 2 in June 2012, a $30 million expansion. The plant can deliver power to the grid within ten minutes and is Delaware's only blackstart capable generation facility, supporting reliability and restoration.
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EIA plant 7962 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 45 | Unknown |
| 002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 51 | Unknown |
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 45 MW 48 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Apr 2002 | Operating |
| 002 | 51 MW 50 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Nov 2012 | Operating |
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EIA-860 lists generator 001 with this operating date.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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DEMEC celebrated the commissioning of unit 2.
EIA-860 lists generator 002 with this operating date.
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Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station reports 96 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Kent County, DE, participating in the PJM market.
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station is in Kent County, DE, inside the PJM balancing area.
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station is operated by Delaware Municipal Electric Corp according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station reported 78 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station ranks #396 of 829 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #2 of 4 in DE.
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