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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Maryland

Delmarva Power electricity rates

What homes pay Delmarva Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 188,659 homes in Maryland. EIA lists it as Delmarva Power.

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Average price
22.7¢ a kWh
Up 6.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$227 a month
Up 9.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,000 kWh
A month. Maryland 955 kWh
Price rank in Maryland
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Delmarva Power homes paid 22.7¢ a kWh, against 21.2¢ across Maryland.

Delmarva Power vs Maryland

Delmarva PowerMaryland
Average price, 12 months to August 202622.7¢21.2¢
Price in August 202623.0¢21.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$227$202
Bill in August 2026$255$233
Average monthly use1,000 kWh955 kWh
Price change, past year+6.0%+13%
Price change since 2019+58%+61%

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.