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Electricity prices in Delaware

What homes in Delaware pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
18.0¢ a kWh
Up 6.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$167 a month
Up 7.8% on a year ago
Average use
927 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
19 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Delaware homes paid 18.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Delaware vs the US

DelawareUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.0¢18.0¢
Price in August 202618.7¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$167$158
Bill in August 2026$210$209
Average monthly use927 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+6.1%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+43%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Delaware

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 88% of homes in Delaware; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Delmarva PowerInvestor-owned19.0¢+6.3%$171281,296
Delaware Electric CooperativeCooperative14.3¢+2.6%$148110,275
City of DoverMunicipal17.3¢+9.9%$14321,752
City of NewarkMunicipal20.9¢+12%$14212,256

Heating fuels in Delaware: heating oil, propane.