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Delaware electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Delaware paid an average of 15.53¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (15.62¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Delaware was about the same as that. It ranked 19th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 576,012 MWh, up 18.4% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $188.95 on 1,217 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 15.53¢ | 15.62¢ | -0.6% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 12.45¢ | 11.90¢ | +4.6% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 10.76¢ | 8.78¢ | +22.6% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 13.81¢ | 13.26¢ | +4.1% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 576 GWh | 486.6 GWh | +18.4% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.1 TWh | 978.9 GWh | +13.2% |
| Residential customers | 473,465 | 470,344 | +0.7% |
| Average residential bill | $188.95 | $161.62 | +16.9% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,217 | 1,035 | +17.6% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Delaware in January 2025?
15.53¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.45¢ for commercial and 10.76¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 15.62¢ in January 2024, a change of -0.6%. Residential sales changed by +18.4% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$188.95, on average use of 1,217 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Delaware page.