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Delaware

City of Newark electricity rates

What homes pay City of Newark for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 12,256 homes in Delaware. EIA lists it as City of Newark - (DE).

Headlines

Average price
20.9¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$142 a month
Up 9.0% on a year ago
Average use
676 kWh
A month. Delaware 927 kWh
Price rank in Delaware
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Newark homes paid 20.9¢ a kWh, against 18.0¢ across Delaware.

City of Newark vs Delaware

City of NewarkDelaware
Average price, 12 months to August 202620.9¢18.0¢
Price in August 202622.3¢18.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$142$167
Bill in August 2026$188$210
Average monthly use676 kWh927 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+35%+43%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.