7th largest plant in Delaware · 2636th nationally
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station is a natural gas power plant in Delaware with a nameplate capacity of 96.0 MW. It generates roughly 17.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,670 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1387 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Warren F Sam Beasley Generation Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Delaware Municipal Electric Corp |
| City | Smyrna |
| County | Kent County |
| State | Delaware |
| ZIP | 19977 |
| Coordinates | 39.27918, -75.62393 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 51.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 45.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 12.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1387 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.