Sussex County, Delaware Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Sussex County, DE is $196.41
- The average electricity rate in Sussex County, DE is 21.78¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Sussex County, DE
The average residential electric bill in Sussex County, DE is $196.41 per month. Sussex County, DE is the 2nd most expensive county in Delaware for electricity.
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Sussex County, Delaware Electricity Overview
Sussex County generates about 1.46 megawatt hours of electricity with natural gas per resident living in the county. This is the 177th highest average by a county in the nation.
While the national average residential electric rate sits at 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour, Sussex County's average price is 30.70% higher at 21.78 cents per kilowatt hour.
With 373,405.34 megawatt hours of electricity generated from coal, Sussex County is 1st in Delaware out of 3 counties for total megawatt hours produced from coal.
Renewable electricity sources account for 11.64%, or 49,801 megawatt hours, of Sussex County's total energy generation.
Sussex County is the 201st highest pollution level due to electricity consumption out of 3221 counties in the nation, emitting 1,636,767,514.74 kilograms of CO2 gases.
Sussex County is the 2nd largest county in Delaware.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,899,320 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.33 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
428,024 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
49,801 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
378,223 MWh
Production per Capita
1.67 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,636,767,515 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
6,394.72 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Milford
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Milford Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
15.55¢ per kWh
- 3.49% higher than last month
- 8.3% higher than November last year
- 14.1% lower than the Delaware average
- 8.71% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 79 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since November last year
- 14,812th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,601 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 640 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
14.43¢ per kWh
- 0.69% higher than last month
- 3.79% higher than November last year
- 12.16% lower than the Delaware average
- 12.51% lower than the US average
- 6th in the state out of 79 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
- 12,516th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 83 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 547 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$109.05 per month
- 6.22% lower than last month
- 8.89% higher than November last year
- 6.56% lower than the Delaware average
- 7.77% lower than the US average
- 11th in the state out of 79 cities
- The state rank has increased by 65 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since November last year
- 11,927th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 3,183 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,789 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$143.19 per month
- 0.52% higher than last month
- 13.56% higher than November last year
- 3.34% lower than the Delaware average
- 0.66% higher than the US average
- 12th in the state out of 79 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since November last year
- 16,950th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 201 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,298 since November last year
Milford, DE Electricity Overview
Milford averages a residential electricity rate of 14.43 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Thankfully, this is 12.30% below Delaware's average rate of 16.45 cents. The city is ranked 6th in the state in total electricity generated from power plants within its borders, with 14,493 megawatt hours produced. Solar facilities in the city produce 14,493 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of the city's total electricity production.
Electricity use in Milford has byproducts of 51,669,287.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 11th largest emissions amount of any city in Delaware. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 4,593.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Milford as the 77th highest polluting city in the state. The city has one electricity generation plant. Milford has approximately 100.00% of its electricity generated by Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Milford
Milford residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Milford, Delaware
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 11.46 | 119.86 | 4,176.97 | 478,730.3 | |
| Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 19.14 | 128.64 | 1,715.23 | 328,294.59 | |
| Champion Energy Services | ENERGY | |||||
| City of Milford Public Works | BUNDLED | 14.54 | 150.88 | 82,578.26 | 12,007,881.12 |
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Seaford, DE Electricity Overview
Seaford averages a residential electricity rate of 14.66 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Thankfully, this is 10.90% below Delaware's average rate of 16.45 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $135.35. This is 12.42% lower than the Delaware average bill of $154.55. Customers in Seaford deal with 0.85 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 100.64 minutes.
Electricity use in Seaford has byproducts of 40,694,689.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 15th largest emissions amount of any city in Delaware. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,182.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Seaford as the 21st highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Seaford must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Seaford
Seaford residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Seaford, Delaware
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 11.46 | 119.86 | 4,176.97 | 478,730.3 | |
| Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 19.14 | 128.64 | 1,715.23 | 328,294.59 | |
| Champion Energy Services | ENERGY | |||||
| City of Seaford Electric | BUNDLED | 14.77 | 142.61 | 38,314.4 | 5,660,569.54 |
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Georgetown, DE Electricity Overview
Georgetown averages a residential electricity rate of 15.84 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Thankfully, this is 3.74% below Delaware's average rate of 16.45 cents. Delmarva Power has an estimated 969 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers who operate in the city. The city experiences an average of 0.85 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 93.12 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage.
Electricity use in Georgetown has byproducts of 36,688,449.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 17th largest emissions amount of any city in Delaware. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,182.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Georgetown as the 21st highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Georgetown must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Georgetown
Georgetown residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Georgetown, Delaware
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 11.46 | 119.86 | 4,176.97 | 478,730.3 | |
| Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 19.14 | 128.64 | 1,715.23 | 328,294.59 | |
| Champion Energy Services | ENERGY | |||||
| Clean Choice Energy | ENERGY | 17.41 | 135.19 | 28,145.26 | 4,901,361 |
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Sussex County, Delaware Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Sussex County, Delaware
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian River Generating StationNRG Energy (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Coal | 378,223 | 1 | 489,804,929.45 | 1 | 1,295.02 | 1 | ||
Ameresco Delaware SouthAMERESCO Delaware South (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Landfill Gas | 29,627 | 1 | 16,252,192.54 | 1 | 548.56 | 2 | ||
Bruce A Henry Solar FarmDelaware Electric Coop (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Solar | 7,018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
DEC Phase II at GeorgetownConstellation Solar (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Solar | 5,772 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
University of Delaware Wind TurbineGamesa Wind US (31.12%)Blue Hen Wind (68.88%) | Lewes | DE | Wind | 3,793 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Onyx - Allen HarimJanus Solar Fund LP (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Solar | 1,796 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Perdue Bridgeville PhotovoltaicTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Sussex County | DE | Solar | 1,795 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Sussex County, Delaware Production Fuel Makeup
Sussex County is the 2nd highest ranked county in Delaware out of 3 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the county releasing 1,636,767,514.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the county, which amounts to 6,394.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Sussex County as the highest polluting county in the state. The county has the 3rd most electricity producing plants of any county in the state, with 7 total power plants. Sussex County's fuel of choice is Coal, with 87.24% of electricity production using this fuel. Landfill Gas and Solar account for 6.92% and 3.83% of electricity generation, respectively.
Providers In Each City in Sussex County:
- Bethany Beach, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Bethel, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Blades, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Bridgeville, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Dagsboro, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 25.78%
- Delmarva Power: 74.22%
- Delmar, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 67.69%
- Delmarva Power: 32.31%
- Dewey Beach, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Ellendale, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 100.00%
- Fenwick Island, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Frankford, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 64.47%
- Delaware Electric Coop: 35.53%
- Georgetown, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 37.94%
- Delmarva Power: 62.06%
- Greenwood, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 33.51%
- Delmarva Power: 66.49%
- Henlopen Acres, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Laurel, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 67.08%
- Delaware Electric Coop: 32.92%
- Lewes, Delaware:
- Lewes Board of Public Works: 100.00%
- Milford, Delaware:
- City of Milford Public Works: 100.00%
- Millsboro, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 85.45%
- Delaware Electric Coop: 14.55%
- Millville, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 44.35%
- Delaware Electric Coop: 55.65%
- Milton, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Ocean View, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 84.35%
- Delaware Electric Coop: 15.65%
- Rehoboth Beach, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- Seaford, Delaware:
- City of Seaford Electric: 100.00%
- Selbyville, Delaware:
- Delaware Electric Coop: 1.70%
- Delmarva Power: 98.30%
- Slaughter Beach, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
- South Bethany, Delaware:
- Delmarva Power: 100.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are within Sussex County, Delaware?
There are 7 power plants in Sussex County, Delaware
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Sussex County, Delaware?
The largest electricity supplier in Sussex County, Delaware by total revenue is Delmarva Power.
Which electricity companies offer service in Sussex County, Delaware?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delmarva Power | 122,871 |
| 2 | Delaware Electric Coop | 73,428 |
| 3 | City of Milford Public Works | 5,019 |
| 4 | City of Seaford Electric | 4,248 |
| 5 | Lewes Board of Public Works | 3,802 |
| 6 | WGL Energy | 2,848 |
| 7 | Constellation Energy | 2,551 |
| 8 | Direct Energy | 2,019 |
| 9 | Inspire Energy | 1,872 |
| 10 | Clean Choice Energy | 1,547 |
How many electric companies offer service in Sussex County, Delaware?
There are 30 electricity providers offering service in Sussex County, Delaware.
