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Natural Gas Rates in Wilmington

^ Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Wilmington increased -25.02 percent. [Read More]

Natural Gas Usage in Wilmington

^ Wilmington residents used an estimated 179 million cubic feet of natural gas in January 2024. [Read More]

Natural Gas Customers in Wilmington

^ There are an estimated 15,507 residential natural gas customers in the city of Wilmington. [Read More]

Wilmington, DE Natural Gas Prices

Natural Gas Rates in Wilmington, DE

Residential Natural Gas Rates in Wilmington

Residential natural gas prices in Wilmington, DE (based on Delaware data) averaged $12.26 per thousand cubic feet in January 2024. This average rate was approximately 3.7% more than the U.S. average rate of $11.82 per thousand cubic feet for residential customers in the most recent month with data. [1]

Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Wilmington increased -25.02 percent, from $16.35 per thousand cubic feet in January 2023 to $12.26 per thousand cubic feet in January 2024. [1]

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Industrial Natural Gas Rates in Wilmington

Wilmington, DE industrial natural gas prices in January 2024 (based on Delaware data) averaged $10.18 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 105.2% more than the average rate of $4.96 per thousand cubic feet in the United States overall in the most recent month with data. [1]

Year over year, the average industrial natural gas rate in Wilmington decreased 15.03 percent, from $11.98 per thousand cubic feet in January 2023 to $10.18 per thousand cubic feet in January 2024. [1]

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Natural Gas Usage in Wilmington, DE

Wilmington Natural Gas Customers

Wilmington Natural Gas Customers

An estimated 196,523 residential consumers use natural gas in Delaware, which is approximately 0.3% of the total number of residential natural gas consumers in the United States overall. [2]

Wilmington: There are an estimated 15,507 residential natural gas customers in the city of Wilmington. [3]


Residential Natural Gas Consumption in Wilmington

Natural Gas Usage in Wilmington

Residential natural gas usage in Delaware in January 2024 was 2,267 million cubic feet, or approximately 0.2% of the total residential consumption in the U.S. of 918,996 million cubic feet that month. [1]

Wilmington residents used an estimated 179 million cubic feet of natural gas in January 2024, or about 8 percent of the overall usage in Delaware that month. [3]


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Delaware Industrial Natural Gas Consumers

  • Industrial Natural Gas Consumers in DE
    • An estimated 153 industrial consumers use natural gas in Delaware, which is about 0.1% of the total number of industrial natural gas consumers in the United States. [2]
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Delaware Share of Natural Gas Usage

Delaware Share of Natural Gas Usage

  • How DE Compares to the U.S.
    • Delaware accounted for .24% of overall residential deliveries of natural gas in the United States in 2022. [2]
    • In 2022, Delaware accounted for .37% of total industrial deliveries of natural gas in the nation as a whole. [2]
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Delaware Industrial Natural Gas Prices

  • Industrial Natural Gas Prices in DE
    • Industrial natural gas consumers in the state of Delaware (as a whole) pay approximately 105.2% more than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall. [1]
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More about Wilmington

About Wilmington

Wilmington (Delaware) is a city in New Castle County with a population of approximately 70,851. [4]

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To learn more about natural gas rates in Wilmington, DE, or for more resources related to natural gas in Wilmington, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Natural gas is odorless, so a chemical that smells like sulfur is added. This allows it to be detected in cases where leaks occur.

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References

1. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administation (EIA)

2. ^ U.S. Department of Energy

3. ^ EIA & United States Census Bureau

4. ^ United States Census Bureau