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Delaware

City of Newark electricity rates

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

Municipal utility, 12,225 homes in Delaware. EIA lists it as City of Newark - (DE).

Headlines

Average price
20.6¢ a kWh
Up 10.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$139 a month
Up 6.1% on a year ago
Average use
674 kWh
A month. Delaware 929 kWh
Price rank in Delaware
1 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, City of Newark homes paid 20.6¢ a kWh, against 17.8¢ across Delaware.

City of Newark vs Delaware

City of NewarkDelaware
Average price, 12 months to July 202620.6¢17.8¢
Price in July 202622.3¢18.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$139$165
Bill in July 2026$170$198
Average monthly use674 kWh929 kWh
Price change, past year+10.0%+5.7%
Price change since 2019+33%+42%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 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 July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.