Solar Panel Cost & Payback in Delaware
Home solar in Delaware pays back in a median 13.0 years across the 20 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 17.9¢/kWh and about $3.60 per watt installed. Smyrna has the fastest payback (12.6 years).
Solar estimates for Delaware cities and towns
Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average Delaware home (911 kWh/month).
| Place | kWh per kW | System | Cost | Payback | 25-yr savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyrna | 1,420 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.6 yrs | $36,083 |
| Georgetown | 1,416 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.7 yrs | $35,900 |
| Seaford | 1,414 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.7 yrs | $35,808 |
| Dover | 1,399 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $35,123 |
| Bear | 1,398 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $35,077 |
| Middletown | 1,393 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,849 |
| Newark | 1,391 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,757 |
| Pike Creek Valley | 1,390 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,712 |
| Pike Creek | 1,390 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,712 |
| Brookside | 1,378 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,163 |
| Milford | 1,378 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,163 |
| Glasgow | 1,376 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,072 |
| Elsmere | 1,369 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,752 |
| Wilmington Manor | 1,368 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,707 |
| Wilmington | 1,364 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.1 yrs | $35,200 |
| Hockessin | 1,340 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.3 yrs | $34,049 |
| North Star | 1,340 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.3 yrs | $34,049 |
| Claymont | 1,337 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.3 yrs | $33,905 |
| New Castle | 1,336 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.3 yrs | $33,857 |
| Edgemoor | 1,328 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.4 yrs | $33,473 |