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Delaware electricity prices, April 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In April 2025, residential customers in Delaware paid an average of 17.97¢ per kilowatthour, up 1.8% on the same month a year earlier (17.66¢). The US average for the month was 17.55¢; Delaware was about the same as that. It ranked 18th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 340,675 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $128.77 on 717 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 | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Change | US, Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17.97¢ | 17.66¢ | +1.8% | 17.55¢ |
| Commercial | 12.73¢ | 12.67¢ | +0.5% | 12.89¢ |
| Industrial | 8.82¢ | 8.80¢ | +0.2% | 8.21¢ |
| All sectors | 14.24¢ | 14.16¢ | +0.6% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 340.7 GWh | 340.8 GWh | 0.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 798.3 GWh | 776.1 GWh | +2.9% |
| Residential customers | 475,471 | 472,175 | +0.7% |
| Average residential bill | $128.77 | $127.45 | +1.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 717 | 722 | -0.7% |
| US residential price | 17.55¢ | 16.86¢ | +4.1% |
The two years to April 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Delaware in April 2025?
17.97¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.73¢ for commercial and 8.82¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 17.66¢ in April 2024, a change of +1.8%. Residential sales changed by 0.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$128.77, on average use of 717 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.