State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Delaware electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Delaware was 18.48¢ per kWh, compared with 16.58¢ in July 2025 (+11.5%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $157.80 for 920 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 18.48¢; +11.5% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $157.80; 920 kWh a month
2025 average price: 17.15¢; 481,801 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 5.7% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Direct Energy Services	1,256,488	Energy supply	13.32¢
Constellation NewEnergy	947,889	Energy supply	11.90¢
NextEra Energy Services	677,295	Energy supply	9.28¢
Reliant Energy Northeast	544,961	Energy supply	12.91¢
Delmarva Power	493,163	Full service	19.69¢
Ambit Energy Holdings	414,347	Bundled retail service	19.74¢
First Point Power	297,764	Energy supply	13.82¢
CleanChoice Energy	213,370	Energy supply	16.37¢
SmartEnergy Holdings	199,336	Energy supply	15.48¢
Inspire Energy Holdings	189,904	Energy supply	15.63¢
Delaware Electric Cooperative	108,801	Full service	13.89¢
Think Energy	86,153	Energy supply	11.38¢
Just Energy Solutions	77,940	Energy supply	11.33¢
Atlantic Energy	71,292	Bundled retail service	16.13¢
Residents Energy	68,022	Energy supply	17.34¢
Clearview Electric	63,468	Energy supply	14.61¢
Nordic Energy Services	50,706	Energy supply	15.56¢
Titan Gas	42,899	Energy supply	14.46¢
Spark Energy, LP	34,911	Bundled retail service	17.42¢
WGL Energy Services	33,421	Energy supply	10.22¢
City of Dover	21,793	Full service	16.16¢
Rushmore Energy	15,911	Energy supply	12.03¢
Discount Power	12,132	Energy supply	21.73¢
City of Newark	11,925	Full service	19.75¢
Park Power	9,301	Energy supply	16.98¢
Town of Middletown	9,193	Full service	16.64¢
City of Milford	7,504	Full service	15.86¢
RPA Energy	6,481	Energy supply	20.11¢
ResCom Energy	6,289	Energy supply	8.97¢
Greenlight Energy	4,943	Energy supply	16.00¢
Palmco Power DE	1,392	Energy supply	18.77¢
XOOM Energy Delaware	341	Energy supply	15.34¢
MidAmerican Energy Services	216	Bundled retail service	44.57¢
Stream Energy Delaware	144	Energy supply	16.80¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 5 EIA respondents touch Delaware and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

City of Lewes - (DE) · Municipal
City of Seaford- (DE) · Municipal
New Castle Municipal Serv Comm · Municipal
Town of Clayton - (DE) · Municipal
Town of Smyrna - (DE) · Municipal

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 18.48¢/kWh
500 kWh	$92.40
750 kWh	$138.60
1,000 kWh	$184.80
1,500 kWh	$277.20
2,000 kWh	$369.60

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Delaware Public Service Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Delaware are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.