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Kent County, Delaware Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Kent County, Delaware Electricity Overview

Kent County generates 5.01 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 2nd highest county in Delaware for non-renewable generation per capita.

Kent County ranks 1st out of 3 counties in the state for solar electricity production per capita, averaging 0.21 megawatt hours generated per person each year.

Kent County has experienced a decrease of 35.97% in the use of non-renewable fuels for electricity generation during the last 12 months.

As the 676th largest producer of electricity in the country out of 3230 counties, Kent County produces 1,006,157 megawatt hours of electricity from various fuel types.

At $143.69, the Kent County average monthly residential electric bill is 4.11% more than the US average.

Kent County produces 5.38 megawatt hours per capita each year, making it the 2 highest county out of 3 counties for production per capita in the state.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,024,354 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    10.83 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,006,157 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    69,495 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    936,662 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    5.38 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    798,507,114 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,271.32 kg

Dover, DE Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Dover home pay an average residential electricity rate of 17.88 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 12.69% above the average Delaware rate of 15.87 cents. Electricity generation plants in Dover have had a 34.53% drop in the amount of fossil fuels burned each year. Dover produces 121.81% more electricity than is needed by residents in the city. The additional electricity can be exported.

Dover has 4 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 2nd most plants in a single city within the state. About 98.05% of electricity in Dover comes from production using Natural Gas. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 1.73% and 0.22% of production, respectively. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Dover averages 4,161.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use. With total emissions of 162,046,951.01 kilograms, the city ranks 2nd worst in the state for total emissions from electricity use.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dover

Dover residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.164/kWh$0.116/kWh$175.28/mo.$81.86/mo.
14th15.06¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Dover
7th$123.02Average residential monthly electricity bill for Dover Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Dover, Delaware

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
City of Dover Electric UtilitiesBUNDLED14.74117.081,504204,673.9830,171,185
Delaware Electric CoopBUNDLED15.00150.011,226,007183,933,000
Delmarva PowerBUNDLED15.92135.442,786,298.49443,512,949
Park PowerENERGY12.42100.924,240526,800
ResCom EnergyENERGY10.001.671100

Zips with electric coverage in Dover, Delaware include: 19901, 19904, 19934, 19902

Smyrna, DE Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Smyrna home pay an average residential electricity rate of 17.46 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 10.02% above the average Delaware rate of 15.87 cents. There has been a 2.65% increase in solar usage in the city throughout the past 12 months. The city generates roughly 1.55 megawatt hours per resident a year from its power plants, which ranks it as the 5th highest producer out of 79 cities in Delaware.

Smyrna has 2 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 3rd most plants in a single city within the state. About 84.74% of electricity in Smyrna comes from production using Natural Gas. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 10.11% and 5.14% of production, respectively. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Smyrna averages 4,619.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use. With total emissions of 58,288,856.09 kilograms, the city ranks 9th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity use.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Smyrna

Smyrna residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.164/kWh$0.109/kWh$188.05/mo.$93.83/mo.
77th16.01¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Smyrna
14th$132.96Average residential monthly electricity bill for Smyrna Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Smyrna, Delaware

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Delaware Electric CoopBUNDLED15.00150.011,226,007183,933,000
Delmarva PowerBUNDLED15.92135.442,786,298.49443,512,949
Park PowerENERGY12.42100.924,240526,800
ResCom EnergyENERGY10.001.671100
Town of Smyrna ElectricBUNDLED16.47124.9951,373.728,460,904.56

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Highland Acres CDP, DE Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Highland Acres CDP home pay an average residential electricity rate of 18.46 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.30% above the average Delaware rate of 15.87 cents. Delmarva Power has an estimated 541 residential customers, more than all other suppliers in the city. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in the city is $150.71 per month.

Coming in at as the 22nd worst ranked city out of 79 cities in Delaware, Highland Acres CDP releases 17,063,487.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 4,364.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 38th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Highland Acres CDP

Highland Acres CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.170/kWh$0.114/kWh$167.31/mo.$84.90/mo.
23rd15.35¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Highland Acres CDP
9th$126.65Average residential monthly electricity bill for Highland Acres CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Highland Acres CDP, Delaware

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
City of Dover Electric UtilitiesBUNDLED14.74117.08204,673.9830,171,185
Delmarva PowerBUNDLED15.92135.442,786,298.49443,512,949
Park PowerENERGY12.42100.924,240526,800
ResCom EnergyENERGY10.001.671100
WGL EnergyENERGY9.3274.7922,8232,128,000

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Electricity Production in Kent County, Delaware

Power Plants in Kent County, Delaware

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Garrison Energy Center LLCCobalt Power, L.L.C. (100.00%)
Dover DE Natural Gas 825,340321,734,569.98389.82
Energy Center DoverCartier Energy, LLC (100.00%)
Dover DE Natural Gas 92,29036,544,034.19395.97
Ameresco Delaware CentralAMERESCO Delaware Central (100.00%)
Kent County DE Landfill Gas 30,47517,637,046.26578.74
Milford Solar FarmPSEG (100.00%)
Milford DE Solar 18,264
Warren F Sam Beasley Generation StationDelaware Municipal Electric Corp (100.00%)
Smyrna DE Natural Gas 17,52811,077,525.88631.99
Dover Sun ParkLS Power (100.00%)
Dover DE Solar 16,179
DG AMP Solar SmyrnaNextEra Energy (100.00%)
Smyrna DE Solar 1,972
Blue Hen SolarMadison Energy Holdings LLC (100.00%)
Kent County DE Solar 1,803
Dover DE Natural Gas 1,5041,165,765.02775.11
Kent County Wastewater Treatment SolarKent County Levy Court Dept of Pub Work (100.00%)
Kent County DE Solar 802

Kent County, Delaware Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Kent County has 10 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 260th most plants in a single county. Natural Gas makes up 92.79% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Kent County. Solar and Landfill Gas make up 3.88% and 3.03% of production, respectively. Electricity use in Kent County results in the release of 798,507,113.55 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is 423rd highest in the country out of 3230 counties. This total results in 4,271.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the county ranks 1725th worst in the country for pollution per capita.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
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Natural Gas
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
92.79%
SOLAR
Solar
3.88%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
3.03%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.30%

Kent County, Delaware Net Metering

There are 8 companies in Kent County offering electricity. Of those 8, 5 of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has highly favorable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more feasible.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for companies in Kent County is 5.94%. This includes data from 3 companies, including Delmarva Power, Delaware Electric Coop, and City of Dover Electric Utilities. The United States average for energy loss is 2.87% while the state average is 6.06%, resulting in a rank of 2418th best in the nation and a state rank of 3rd best out of 3230 and 3 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Kent County:

  • Bowers, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 100.00%
  • Camden, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 66.64%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 30.46%
    • City of Dover Electric Utilities: 2.90%
  • Cheswold, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 67.03%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 32.97%
  • Clayton, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 23.17%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 12.59%
    • City of Clayton Public Works: 64.24%
  • Dover, Delaware:
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 3.39%
    • City of Dover Electric Utilities: 70.32%
    • Delmarva Power: 26.29%
  • Farmington, Delaware:
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 100.00%
  • Felton, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 65.89%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 34.11%
  • Frederica, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 31.13%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 68.87%
  • Harrington, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 13.01%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 86.99%
  • Houston, Delaware:
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 95.67%
    • Delmarva Power: 4.33%
  • Kenton, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 50.00%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 50.00%
  • Leipsic, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 75.39%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 24.61%
  • Little Creek, Delaware:
    • City of Dover Electric Utilities: 100.00%
  • Magnolia, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 100.00%
  • Smyrna, Delaware:
    • Town of Smyrna Electric: 59.65%
    • Delmarva Power: 14.61%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 25.73%
  • Viola, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 33.19%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 66.81%
  • Woodside, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 41.68%
    • Delaware Electric Coop: 58.32%
  • Wyoming, Delaware:
    • Delmarva Power: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Kent County, Delaware?

The largest electricity provider in Kent County, Delaware by total customer count is Delmarva Power.

How many electric companies offer service in Kent County, Delaware?

Kent County, Delaware is home to 8 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Kent County, Delaware?

How many power plants are in Kent County, Delaware?

There are 10 active electricity plants located in Kent County, Delaware

Nick Reese
Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese
Published: 2024-03-29