Electricity in Dover, Delaware
Dover has its own city-owned electric utility, City of Dover. Delmarva Power, Delaware Electric Cooperative and City of Milford also serve homes in Kent County, so check the name on your bill. The average City of Dover home paid $131.42 a month in 2025 (16.2¢ per kWh). The Delaware average was $157.80.
- 40,592 people (2025 estimate)
- Kent County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Dover
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Kent County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Delaware | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of DoverCity-owned utility of Dover | 21,793 | $131.42813 kWh, 16.2¢ | — |
| Delmarva PowerInvestor-owned utility | 305,349 | $161.72890 kWh, 18.2¢ | — |
| Delaware Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 108,801 | $146.371,054 kWh, 13.9¢ | — |
| City of MilfordCity utility | 7,504 | $146.96926 kWh, 15.9¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Delaware average was $157.80 a month for 920 kWh (17.1¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Dover
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Dover makes about 1,398 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,391 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Dover
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates.
- Help paying the electric bill in Delaware: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Delaware: Delaware electric rates and all Delaware utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Middletown, Newark, Wilmington.
Who provides electricity in Dover, DE?
Dover has its own city-owned electric utility, City of Dover. Delmarva Power, Delaware Electric Cooperative and City of Milford also serve homes in Kent County, so check the name on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Dover, DE?
The average City of Dover home paid $131.42 a month in 2025 (16.2¢ per kWh). The Delaware average was $157.80 a month for 920 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).