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Electricity prices in Delaware

What homes in Delaware pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
17.8¢ a kWh
Up 5.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$165 a month
Up 6.1% on a year ago
Average use
929 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
19 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Delaware homes paid 17.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Delaware vs the US

DelawareUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202617.8¢18.0¢
Price in July 202618.5¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$165$156
Bill in July 2026$198$212
Average monthly use929 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+5.7%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+42%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 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 July 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 June 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-owned18.8¢+6.3%$169281,055
Delaware Electric CooperativeCooperative14.2¢+1.5%$147109,371
City of DoverMunicipal–No comparison–21,911
City of NewarkMunicipal20.6¢+10.0%$13912,225

Heating fuels in Delaware: heating oil, propane.