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Delaware Electric Cooperative Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Delaware)

Data through August 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated October 31, 2026

As of August 2026, Delaware Electric Cooperative's residential customers in Delaware paid an average effective rate of 14.74¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $188.18, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 4.0¢ below the Delaware average of 18.70¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.16¢/kWh.

Average rate
14.74¢/kWh
+11.2% year over year
Average bill
$188.18
+7.3% year over year
Average usage
1277 kWh/mo
vs 1121 DE average
Residential customers
110,275
Cooperative

Rate trend vs the Delaware average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
September 202514.32138.15965
October 202515.15118.73784
November 202515.13118.54784
December 202513.53159.961182
January 202613.19173.951319
February 202612.64204.931622
March 202613.49161.131194
April 202614.93122.12818
May 202616.51129.19783
June 202615.92143.41901
July 202614.93122.12818
August 202614.74188.181277

Delaware Electric Cooperative vs Delaware vs the U.S.

Delaware Electric CooperativeDelawareU.S. average
Rate (August 2026)14.74¢/kWh18.70¢/kWh18.16¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$188.18$209.57$209.23
Average monthly usage1277 kWh1121 kWh1152 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+11.2%+11.0%+3.4%

Estimate a bill at Delaware Electric Cooperative rates

1,000 kWh × 14.74¢ ≈ $147.40

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Delaware Electric Cooperative's average effective rate of 14.74¢/kWh is about $147.40. The utility's actual average usage is 1277 kWh/month, which produces the $188.18 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Delaware rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.