Delmarva Power & Light Customers Have Energy Choice Options in Maryland

Energy choice has expanded in Maryland, resulting in a growth in licensed electricity suppliers offering service to customers. With the increased competition among electricity suppliers, many of these companies are starting to solicit customers in some of Maryland’s smaller markets such as Delmarva Power & Light. Until recently the majority of these electricity suppliers would only focus their attention on BG&E, Maryland’s largest electric utility market. While relatively small at about one-sixth the size of BG&E, Delmarva Power & Light has grabbed the attention of energy marketing executives as they have come to realize that they can offer consumers in the area significant savings versus the utility standard offer service.

Delmarva Power & Light delivers electricity to nearly 175,000 residential customers and another 32,000 businesses of all sizes. As of December of 2014, only 16.2% of residential customers and 31.6% of small business customers were buying their power form a competitive supplier. Delmarva customers who do not choose a competitive energy supplier continue to purchase their power supply from the utility’s standard offer service which is a default rate structure. The standard offer service price is produced through an auction process where Maryland electricity suppliers bid for the right to supply power to a portion of the default customer pool. The outcome of these auctions is largely based on the condition of the wholesale energy markets during the time of the auctions. Due to high volatility in these markets over the last year, the current Delmarva Power & Light standard offer service experienced a steep rise in early June, at a time when wholesale energy prices have fallen over the last several months. The difference in the two price sets have allowed competitive Maryland electricity suppliers to offer residential customers rates that are lower than the Delmarva standard offer service.

The primary reason most people begin their research into competitive power prices is to save money. Locking in a competitive electricity rate that is lower than the current Delmarva standard offer service rate you will guarantee savings on the supply portion of the Delmarva Power & Light electric bill. With current competitive electricity rates yielding as much as 11% versus the standard offer service, the incentive to switch now exists for consumers, and as a result the number of customers buying their power from a competitive supplier is expected to increase significantly in the DP&L area. Find a list of Delmarva Power & Light competitive rates below from electricity suppliers licensed by the state of Maryland. All rates are updated in real time.