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Delaware Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Delaware Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 110,275 homes in Delaware. EIA lists it as Delaware Electric Cooperative.

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Average price
14.3¢ a kWh
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$148 a month
Up 1.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,037 kWh
A month. Delaware 927 kWh
Price rank in Delaware
4 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Delaware Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.3¢ a kWh, against 18.0¢ across Delaware.

Delaware Electric Cooperative vs Delaware

Delaware Electric CooperativeDelaware
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.3¢18.0¢
Price in August 202614.7¢18.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$148$167
Bill in August 2026$188$210
Average monthly use1,037 kWh927 kWh
Price change, past year+2.6%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+19%+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.