Delaware Electric Cooperative

Delaware Electric Cooperative's EV-eligible Beat the Peak time-of-use rate is the main tool for EV owners who want to cut charging costs. The most expensive window is the on-peak period from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The off-peak windows are 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a super off-peak window runs from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. when power is cheapest. Charging overnight in the super off-peak window costs the least, so this rate fits members who can schedule charging after 11 p.m. DEC has not published the per kilowatt-hour prices for these windows in a Tier-1 or Tier-2 source we could confirm.

DEC delivers its EV incentive through managed charging rather than a hardware rebate. Members enroll in the Beat the Peak EV program using the Optiwatt app, which schedules charging away from peak alerts, and earn a one-time billing credit plus a monthly summer billing credit for participating. There is no separate residential or commercial EV charger purchase rebate from the cooperative. Members seeking charger hardware funding generally look to the state-run DNREC rebate program rather than to DEC.

Delaware Electric Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative, not an investor-owned utility, so its rates are set by a member-elected board rather than approved by the Delaware Public Service Commission the way Delmarva Power rates are. The cooperative serves Kent and Sussex counties, the more rural southern two-thirds of Delaware, which shapes which charging and demand-response programs it runs. EV owners in DEC territory should confirm program terms directly with the cooperative, since co-op programs can change without a PSC docket.