City of Newark: electric rates and average bill
City of Newark is a city utility that serves 11,925 homes in Delaware. In 2025, its average home used 686 kWh a month and paid $135.43 (19.8¢ per kWh), less than the Delaware average of $157.80.
- City utility
- 11,925 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Newark at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Delaware | 11,925 |
| Average home bill | $135.43 a month (Delaware average $157.80) |
| Average price | 19.8¢ per kWh (Delaware average 17.1¢) |
| Average home use | 686 kWh a month (Delaware average 920) |
| Business customers | 18.3¢ per kWh, average bill $751.50 a month (1,502 businesses; Delaware business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.3 outages and 35 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.3 outages and 35 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Delaware utility, 75 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; PJM market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | New Castle |
Price rank: City of Newark has the highest average price of the 6 Delaware utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Newark. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Power | 305,349 | $161.72 | 18.2¢ |
| Town of Middletown | 9,193 | $151.82 | 16.6¢ |
City of Newark rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Newark yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Newark website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- City of Newark website
- State regulator: Delaware Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Delaware, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Newark electric bill (DE)?
In 2025, its average home used 686 kWh a month and paid $135.43 (19.8¢ per kWh), less than the Delaware average of $157.80.
How often does the power go out with City of Newark (DE)?
In 2025, the average City of Newark customer had 0.3 outages and 35 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.3 outages and 35 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Newark. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.