Is electricity expensive in Delaware?

Delaware's residential average of 19.3¢/kWh is 5% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 34 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest clothes dryer to run in Delaware?

Among currently certified models, the Bosch WQB245AXUC costs the least at about $24 a year at Delaware rates (122 kWh/yr).

How does Delaware compare with other states?

The same median clothes dryer costs $80 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $320 in Hawaii (the priciest). Delaware sits at $117.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Delaware · 19.3¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a clothes dryer in Delaware?

$117/yr · median certified model

Delaware's residential rate of 19.3¢/kWh tracks the national average (18.3¢) closely, so national cost figures translate almost directly: a median certified clothes dryer runs about $117 a year here.

In the national ranking, Delaware lands at 34 of 51 for what a clothes dryer costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Delaware rates the most efficient certified model (Bosch WQB245AXUC) costs $24 a year while the most power-hungry (Samsung WH46DBH1**E) costs $133 — a spread of $109 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median clothes dryer would cost $80 and $320 a year there.

Delaware

$117

US average

$111

Nevada

$80

Hawaii

$320

Median certified clothes dryer (607 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest clothes dryers to run at Delaware rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 19.3¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in DE
1	Bosch WQB245AXUCmost efficient	122	$24
2	Bosch WTW87NH1UCmost efficient	125	$24
3	Samsung DV25B69**Hmost efficient	125	$24
4	Samsung DV25FG50*0most efficient	125	$24
5	LG DLHC1455most efficient	133	$26
6	LG WKHC152H*Amost efficient	133	$26
7	Miele TWB120 WPmost efficient	133	$26
8	Miele TWD160WPmost efficient	133	$26
9	Miele TWD360WPmost efficient	133	$26
10	Miele TWF160 WPmost efficient	133	$26

Price any model at Delaware rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 32¢
Per month: $9.76
Per year: $117

607 kWh/yr × 19.3¢/kWh = $117/yr

Prefilled with the median certified clothes dryer (607 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a clothes dryer in Delaware?: About $117 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryer, at Delaware's average residential rate of 19.3¢/kWh — that's $9.76 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Delaware?: Delaware's residential average of 19.3¢/kWh is 5% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 34 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest clothes dryer to run in Delaware?: Among currently certified models, the Bosch WQB245AXUC costs the least at about $24 a year at Delaware rates (122 kWh/yr).
How does Delaware compare with other states?: The same median clothes dryer costs $80 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $320 in Hawaii (the priciest). Delaware sits at $117.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.