Delmarva Power and solar
Delmarva Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 493,163 homes in Delaware, Maryland. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 20.6¢16% above Delaware average
- Typical bill
- $190924 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 17¢Full retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 10.7 yrs8 kW, cash
Export rules for Delmarva Power customers
Full retail net metering — about 17¢ per exported kWh, monthly netting.
Full retail kWh credits; annual true-up. Retail rate approximate.
Solar for a typical Delmarva Power home
| System | 8 kW (100% of 924 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $23,900 |
| First-year savings | $2,194 |
| Payback | 10.7 years |
| 25-year net | $41,495 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 17,741
- Share of customers
- 3.6%
- Residential solar capacity
- 152 MW
- Residential customers
- 493,163
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Delmarva Power and solar
Does Delmarva Power have net metering?
Full retail kWh credits; annual true-up. Retail rate approximate. Exported power is credited at about 17¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Delmarva Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 20.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 924 kWh a month, a bill of about $190.
Is solar worth it with Delmarva Power?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8 kW system costing about $23,900 pays back in about 10.7 years, with $41,495 net over 25 years.
How many Delmarva Power customers have solar?
About 17,741 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 3.6% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Delmarva Power (EIA ID 5027). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.