The Town of Middletown, Delaware,
incorporated in 1861, is located about 24 miles south of
Wilmington. Prior to the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal,
traveling through Middletown was the shortest route from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Chesapeake Bay.
About half-way between the Appoquinimink Creek and
Bohemia Landing on the Bohemia River, Middletown was originally
a crossroads stop for materials traveling across the Delmarva
Peninsula.
In 2001, the EIA reported that this
publicly owned municipal utility had over 3,300 customers and
sold a total of 55,854,000 kWh of electricity.
Middletown offers no formal energy efficiency or
renewable energy programs; however it has circulated energy
saving education fliers door-to-door in the past.
This municipal utility has an existing co-generation
policy that includes small power production.
All customer inquiries regarding grid interconnection are
handled on a case-by-case basis.
There is no net energy metering policy offered.
The Town of Middletown annexed approximately 2,225
acres in 2001 and estimates an additional 4500 residential new
construction homes completed over the next 5 years.
Middletown is a Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation
member and part owner of the Warren
F. “Sam” Beasley Power Station, the 50 MW peak power
facility located in Smyrna, Delaware.
