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Delmarva Power & Light customers who rely on the utility’s default electricity service are bracing for higher monthly bills starting June 1st, with the company announcing a significant rate adjustment that will impact household budgets across the region.<\/p>

The utility revealed that customers enrolled in Standard Offer Service (SOS) will experience an 18-20% jump in their electricity supply costs. This translates to roughly a 9% increase in total monthly electric bills for affected customers.<\/p>

The rate adjustment affects customers who have not chosen an alternative electricity supplier and remain on the utility’s standard service option. This default service covers a substantial portion of Delmarva Power’s customer base throughout Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.<\/p>

The timing of the increase adds another layer of financial pressure for residents already dealing with rising costs across various sectors of the economy. The utility company estimates the impact will be felt immediately when the new rates take effect at the beginning of June.<\/p>

Customers concerned about the rate increase may want to explore alternative electricity supply options or energy conservation measures to help offset the additional costs on their monthly bills.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delmarva Power customers using the default electricity service will see their monthly bills rise by approximately 9% beginning June 1st. The increase stems from an 18-20% spike in the standard offer service supply rate that affects the electricity portion of customer bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775505991087.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cu5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19309,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-public-service-commission-and-public-advocate-detail-delmarva-electric-bill-costs\/","url_meta":{"origin":47993,"position":0},"title":"DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND PUBLIC ADVOCATE DETAIL DELMARVA ELECTRIC BILL COSTS","author":"admin","date":"November 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DOVER Del. - The Delaware Public Service Commission and the Delaware Office of the Public Advocate are outlining how Delmarva Power and Light Company electric bills are structured, breaking monthly statements into three main parts: supply, transmission and distribution.According to the agencies, the supply portion covers the cost of producing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abstract-american-electricity-bill-2025-03-13-14-55-04-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abstract-american-electricity-bill-2025-03-13-14-55-04-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abstract-american-electricity-bill-2025-03-13-14-55-04-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abstract-american-electricity-bill-2025-03-13-14-55-04-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/abstract-american-electricity-bill-2025-03-13-14-55-04-utc-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18177,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delmarva-and-chesapeake-propose-increases-to-natural-gas-rates\/","url_meta":{"origin":47993,"position":1},"title":"Delmarva and Chesapeake Propose Increases to Natural Gas Rates","author":"admin","date":"October 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"DOVER, Del. 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