Kent County, Delaware Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Residents who call Dover home pay an average residential electricity rate of 14.50 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 11.08% above the average Delaware rate of 13.06 cents. There was a 20.95% increase in the use of fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuels in the city. The largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is City of Dover Electric Utilities.

Dover has 5 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the most plants in a single city within the state. About 98.70% of electricity in Dover comes from production using Natural Gas. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 1.20% and 0.10% of production, respectively. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Dover averages 40,472.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use. With total emissions of 1,594,739,843.14 kilograms, the city ranks worst in the state for total emissions from electricity use.

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Residents who call Smyrna home pay an average residential electricity rate of 14.42 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 10.41% above the average Delaware rate of 13.06 cents. The city generates roughly 2.86 megawatt hours per capita each year from its power plants, which ranks it as the 3rd highest producer in Delaware out of 79 cities. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $142.83. This is 9.99% higher than the US average of $129.86.

Smyrna has 2 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 3rd most plants in a single city within the state. About 83.05% of electricity in Smyrna comes from production using Natural Gas. Distillate Fuel Oil and Solar make up 11.73% and 5.22% of production, respectively. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Smyrna averages 9,690.99 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use. With total emissions of 124,849,064.4 kilograms, the city ranks 9th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity use.