Delaware electricity prices, July 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In July 2025, residential customers in Delaware paid an average of 16.58¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.2% on the same month a year earlier (15.61¢). The US average for the month was 17.45¢; Delaware was 5.0% below that. It ranked 20th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 597,023 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $207.53 on 1,252 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 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Change | US, Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16.58¢ | 15.61¢ | +6.2% | 17.45¢ |
| Commercial | 12.54¢ | 12.18¢ | +3.0% | 14.05¢ |
| Industrial | 11.09¢ | 8.95¢ | +23.9% | 9.33¢ |
| All sectors | 14.30¢ | 13.41¢ | +6.6% | 14.36¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 597 GWh | 596.6 GWh | +0.1% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.2 TWh | 1.2 TWh | +1.7% |
| Residential customers | 476,852 | 474,035 | +0.6% |
| Average residential bill | $207.53 | $196.47 | +5.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,252 | 1,259 | -0.6% |
| US residential price | 17.45¢ | 16.62¢ | +5.0% |
The two years to July 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Delaware in July 2025?
16.58¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.54¢ for commercial and 11.09¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 15.61¢ in July 2024, a change of +6.2%. Residential sales changed by +0.1% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$207.53, on average use of 1,252 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.