Residential Service
When does peak hit on Delmarva Power’s Residential Service? The hour never matters here — only the season. Rates peak October–May.
- peak14.91¢
- off-peak14.78¢
What does Residential Service cost a year?
| Household | Uses | Per year | Works out to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment One or two people, no central air, no electric heat | 4,866 kWh | $885 | 18.2¢ / kWh |
| Family home Three or four people with central air conditioning | 9,453 kWh | $1,566 | 16.6¢ / kWh |
| Home with an EV Same house, plus an electric car charging overnight | 13,103 kWh | $2,109 | 16.1¢ / kWh |
Estimates, not quotes. We run three made-up but realistic households through this tariff hour by hour for a full year — including the way air conditioning loads the afternoon and an EV loads the small hours. Your own bill depends on when you actually use electricity, which is exactly the thing a per-kWh number hides.
What you actually pay
| Period | Rate | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| peak | 14.91¢ up to 500 kWh14.91¢ | midnight–midnight, October–May |
| off-peak | 14.78¢ up to 500 kWh14.78¢ | midnight–midnight, June–September |
Plus a fixed charge of $13.5 per month.
Should you be on Residential Service?
The hour of day does not change what you pay here — the month does. Running the same house through the full year, July costs about $176 and February about $103. That $73 swing is part rate and part weather, and it is the reason a budget built on your spring bill will break in July.
Before a single kilowatt-hour moves, this plan charges $162 a year in fixed fees. On the apartment above that is 18% of the whole bill; on the house with a car charging in it, 8%. Fixed charges are invisible in a cents-per-kWh comparison and they punish small users hardest — if you use very little electricity, the headline rate is the least important number on this page.
How it compares to Delmarva Power’s other plans
Measured against the other residential plans this utility files, a family home lands 4th cheapest of 5. The cheapest option, Residential Space Heating Service, would run about $929 a year less.
If this is new to you
- What is a baseline allowance? Tiered electricity rates explained
A cheap allowance, then a cliff. Where the cliff sits is the whole game.
- Should you switch to a time-of-use electricity plan?
A wide peak-to-off-peak gap is a lever, not a saving. Levers need something to move.
- Why is my electric bill so high in summer?
Usually three causes at once, and only one of them is your air conditioner.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
Where this comes from
- Effective
- 2025-05-01
the date this tariff took effect
- Covers
- delivery + supply
Distribution Charge + Standard Offer Service (Supply + Procurement Adjustment)
- Enrollment
- open to new customers