Delaware Utilities: Electricity, Gas & Solar
Electricity in Delaware
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Natural Gas in Delaware
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Residential electricity prices in Delaware in April 2025 averaged 17.96 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh), which was approximately 3% more than the national average rate of 17.45 ¢/kWh (April 2025). [1]
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See the chart below to compare Delaware electricity rates against average rates in the U.S. [1]
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Residential natural gas prices in Delaware in April 2025 averaged 15.47 dollars per thousand cubic feet ($/Mcf), which was approximately 4% less than the national average rate of 16.05 $/Mcf (April 2025). [2]
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See the chart below to compare Delaware natural gas prices against the U.S. average prices. [2]
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The capital of Delaware, Dover, has an average annual solar radiation value of 5.09 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). Compare it to low and high values for the country as a whole. [3]
→ kWh/m2/day: kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
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→ Delaware values listed here are based on Dover data.
See the chart below to compare Delaware solar radiation levels against the high and low in the U.S. [3]
→ k/m/d: kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as zero are not currently available.
→ Delaware values listed here are based on Dover data.
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Delaware ranks 47th in the United States with an total population of approximately 897,934. [4]
To learn more about utility rates and consumption in Delaware, or for other information related to utilities in DE, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
About 19 percent of total U.S. residential electricity usage in 2011 was for space cooling.
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