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The average electric bill in Delaware

Delaware households paid $157.80 a month for electricity in 2025, at 17.15¢ per kilowatt-hour for 920 kWh a month. That is 7% above the national median, and ranks #15 of 51 states, most expensive first.

Monthly bill
$157.80
US median $147.18
Price
17.15¢
per kWh · US 15.39¢
Usage
920
kWh per month
Households
481,801
residential accounts

What each Delaware utility charges, most expensive first

City of Newark - (DE) charges 19.75¢ per kWh and Delaware Electric Cooperative charges 13.89¢ — 1.4× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.

#UtilityPriceTypical billvs US median
1City of Newark - (DE)Municipal · 11,925 homes19.75¢per kWh$135.43686 kWh/mo1.43× dearer
2Delmarva PowerInvestor Owned · 278,793 homes18.16¢per kWh$161.72890 kWh/mo1.31× dearer
3Town of Middletown - (DE)Municipal · 9,193 homes16.64¢per kWh$151.82912 kWh/mo1.20× dearer
4City of Dover - (DE)Municipal · 21,793 homes16.16¢per kWh$131.42813 kWh/mo1.17× dearer
5City of Milford - (DE)Municipal · 7,504 homes15.86¢per kWh$146.96926 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
6Delaware Electric CooperativeCooperative · 108,801 homes13.89¢per kWh$146.371,054 kWh/mo1.00× dearer

Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.

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