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Delaware electricity prices, August 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In August 2025, residential customers in Delaware paid an average of 16.82¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.5% on the same month a year earlier (15.79¢). The US average for the month was 17.61¢; Delaware was 4.5% below that. It ranked 20th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 519,950 MWh, down 5.0% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $183.25 on 1,089 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 | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Change | US, Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16.82¢ | 15.79¢ | +6.5% | 17.61¢ |
| Commercial | 12.64¢ | 12.07¢ | +4.7% | 13.93¢ |
| Industrial | 9.91¢ | 8.80¢ | +12.6% | 9.08¢ |
| All sectors | 14.20¢ | 13.36¢ | +6.3% | 14.22¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 520 GWh | 547.4 GWh | -5.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.1 TWh | 1.1 TWh | -5.4% |
| Residential customers | 477,269 | 474,425 | +0.6% |
| Average residential bill | $183.25 | $182.18 | +0.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,089 | 1,154 | -5.6% |
| US residential price | 17.61¢ | 16.60¢ | +6.1% |
The two years to August 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Delaware in August 2025?
16.82¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.64¢ for commercial and 9.91¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 15.79¢ in August 2024, a change of +6.5%. Residential sales changed by -5.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$183.25, on average use of 1,089 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.