State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Delaware Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 3,303 | 47 |
| Electric utilities | 102 | 46 |
| IPP & CHP | 3,201 | 34 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 4,799,212 | 49 |
| Electric utilities | 72,718 | 47 |
| IPP & CHP | 4,726,494 | 45 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 471 | 45 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 1,302 | 49 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 2,456 | 48 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.2 | 34 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 27 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,126 | 10 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 11,373,916 | 44 |
| Full service provider sales | 7,502,415 | 45 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 3,871,501 | 17 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 677,927 | 29 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 13.56 | 15 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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