Delaware

Why is it like this in Delaware?

Delaware's residential electricity rate of about 18.4¢/kWh has been climbing sharply. Delmarva Power raised electricity supply rates by roughly $10/month for average customers in June 2025, driven by a PJM capacity auction that cleared at prices roughly eight times higher than prior years. State legislators publicly opposed further increases but were unable to block them. Despite the sharp rate increases, electricity is still the cheaper per-mile option at the January 2026 baseline — though continued PJM-driven increases will narrow that margin further.

In the news · Delaware

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  Delmarva Power gas rate increases go into effect with electricity increase coming June 1

  Delaware Public Media · Apr 21, 2025

  Delmarva Power's electricity rates jumped roughly $10/month for average customers on June 1, 2025, driven by an 800%-higher PJM capacity auction price — narrowing the cost advantage of charging a PHEV versus filling the tank in Delaware.

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  'Out of control': Del. lawmakers testify against further requested Delmarva Power rate hikes

  Delaware Public Media · Mar 12, 2025

  Delaware legislators publicly opposed Delmarva Power's multi-part rate increase request, citing a 568% spike in PJM capacity costs being passed directly to ratepayers — context for why Delaware's electricity rate has been climbing and eroding the per-mile savings of EV-mode driving.

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  N.J., Del. and Pa. sue Trump administration to release funds for EV chargers

  WHYY · May 1, 2025

  Delaware joined a tristate lawsuit to unlock frozen NEVI federal charging-infrastructure funds, highlighting how the state's public charging buildout has stalled — a practical barrier to PHEV owners who need to weigh whether home charging economics justify the switch from gasoline.

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