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Delaware

Delmarva Power electricity rates

What homes pay Delmarva Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 281,296 homes in Delaware. EIA lists it as Delmarva Power.

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Average price
19.0¢ a kWh
Up 6.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$171 a month
Up 8.7% on a year ago
Average use
903 kWh
A month. Delaware 927 kWh
Price rank in Delaware
2 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Delmarva Power homes paid 19.0¢ a kWh, against 18.0¢ across Delaware.

Delmarva Power vs Delaware

Delmarva PowerDelaware
Average price, 12 months to August 202619.0¢18.0¢
Price in August 202620.1¢18.7¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$171$167
Bill in August 2026$214$210
Average monthly use903 kWh927 kWh
Price change, past year+6.3%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+54%+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.