https://solarexaminer.com/tags/delaware/Recent content in Delaware on Solar ExaminerHugoen-usSolar ExaminerSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/delaware-electricity-rate-changes-2026/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/delaware-electricity-rate-changes-2026/<p>Delaware&rsquo;s main 2026 rate change took effect on June 1, not October 1. Delmarva Power&rsquo;s standard offer service (SOS) rate, the default supply price, rose by about a fifth. A delivery rate case is still open.</p> <p>This article covers Delmarva Power in Delaware. It does not cover the Delaware Electric Cooperative or municipal utilities.</p> <h2 id="quick-summary-residential-standard-offer-service">Quick Summary: Residential Standard Offer Service</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Before June 1, 2026</th> <th>From June 1, 2026</th> <th>Change</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Summer</td> <td>9.3569¢/kWh</td> <td>11.1063¢/kWh</td> <td>+19%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Winter</td> <td>9.4804¢/kWh</td> <td>11.4049¢/kWh</td> <td>+20%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Residential heating customers have separate rates: 11.0159¢ in summer and 10.0515¢ in winter.</p>