Delaware ranks 44th in solar energy production, according to Choose Energy.
Delaware finished ahead of larger states like coal producers Kentucky and West Virginia. Still, Delaware lags far behind Rhode Island which produces more than three times as much solar power, despite being the nation’s smallest state in land mass. Delaware ranks second. That would seem to indicate that Delaware has plenty of room for growth.
California, Texas, and Florida ranked first, second, and third.
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| State | December 2022 solar generation | January 2023 solar generation | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3,174 | 3,489 | 9.9% |
| Texas | 1,347 | 1,661 | 23.3% |
| Florida | 920 | 1,123 | 22.1% |
| Arizona | 572 | 692 | 21.0% |
| North Carolina | 577 | 655 | 13.5% |
| Nevada | 509 | 566 | 11.2% |
| New York | 280 | 323 | 15.4% |
| New Jersey | 248 | 283 | 14.1% |
| Massachusetts | 228 | 266 | 16.7% |
| Virginia | 239 | 265 | 10.9 |
| South Carolina | 229 | 233 | 1.7% |
| Utah | 201 | 219 | 9.0% |
| South Carolina | 137 | 161 | 17.5% |
| New Mexico | 143 | 156 | 9.1% |
| Hawaii | 123 | 141 | 14.6% |
| Illinois | 121 | 129 | 6.6% |
| Maryland | 106 | 118 | 11.3% |
| Minnesota | 99 | 116 | 17.2% |
| Oregon | 78 | 92 | 17.9% |
| Connecticut | 69 | 78 | 13.0% |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 71 | 545.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 69 | 23.2% |
| Indiana | 59 | 63 | 6.8% |
| Rhode Island | 49 | 55 | 12.2% |
| Arkansas | 44 | 53 | 20.5% |
| Michigan | 43 | 53 | 23.3% |
| Maine | 48 | 52 | 8.3% |
| Wisconsin | 45 | 52 | 15.6% |
| Missouri | 38 | 50 | 31.6% |
| Ohio | 45 | 50 | 11.1% |
| Idaho | 29 | 39 | 34.5% |
| Tennessee | 35 | 39 | 11.4% |
| Iowa | 33 | 35 | 6.1% |
| Louisiana | 28 | 34 | 21.4% |
| Mississippi | 25 | 32 | 28.0% |
| Washington | 25 | 31 | 24.0% |
| Vermont | 17 | 20 | 17.6% |
| Delaware | 13 | 16 | 23.1% |
| Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 8.3% |
| Kansas | 9 | 11 | 22.2% |
| Nebraska | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
| Wyoming | 7 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Montana | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
| West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
Delaware ranks low in sports wagering
Delaware ranks low in sports wagering, despite being one of the first out of the gate in terms of legalization.
Wagers based on population totaled $76 in Delaware compared to nearly $600 in Pennsylvania and more than $1,100. To no one’s suprise, Nevada tops the list by a wide margin, due to out of state money. The Silver State is next door to California, a state without legal sports wagering as well as millions of tourist gamblers.
Delaware only allows sports betting at its three casinos and is ot part of multi-state apps for mobile devices with avertisements filling he airwaves.
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| STATE | SPORTS WAGERING HANDLE | SPORTS WAGERING REVENUE | STATE POPULATION (2022 ESTIMATE) | AMOUNT WAGERED PER PERSON (HANDLE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $8,534,442,811 | $447,141,000 | 3,177,772 | $2,686 |
| New Jersey | $10,539,804,225 | $798,837,359 | 9,261,699 | $1,138 |
| Colorado | $5,155,227,715 | $352,792,598 | 5,839,926 | $883 |
| New York | $16,341,078,668 | $1,419,450,627 | 19,677,151 | $830 |
| Arizona | $6,036,844,930 | $477,381,010 | 7,359,197 | $820 |
| Illinois | $9,953,732,866 | $824,784,467 | 12,582,032 | $791 |
| Iowa | $2,256,316,213 | $171,117,850 | 3,200,517 | $705 |
| New Hampshire | $889,349,939 | $71,002,491 | 1,395,231 | $637 |
| Indiana | $4,341,977,007 | $398,639,098 | 6,833,037 | $635 |
| Virginia | $4,942,564,624 | $491,904,865 | 8,683,619 | $569 |
| Pennsylvania | $7,232,460,999 | $641,997,323 | 12,972,008 | $558 |
| Tennessee | $3,889,289,652 | $397,551,937 | 7,051,339 | $552 |
| Louisiana | 2,497,773,026 | 241,379,536 | 4,590,241 | $544 |
| Rhode Island | $536,312,711 | $49,234,404 | 1,093,734 | $490 |
| Michigan | $4,772,312,081 | $415,785,008 | 10,034,113 | $476 |
| Connecticut | $1,529,471,317 | $139,310,684 | 3,626,205 | $422 |
| Kansas | $1,112,872,773 | $27,070,814 | 2,937,150 | $379 |
| West Virginia | $545,286,212 | $51,069,386 | 1,775,156 | $307 |
| District of Columbia* | $203,951,858 | $22,221,296 | 671,803 | $304 |
| Maryland | $1,703,431,182 | $243,743,481 | 6,164,660 | $276 |
| Wyoming | 144,883,849.38 | 15,276,043.19 | 581,381 | $249 |
| Mississippi | $522,651,993 | $59,412,116 | 2,940,057 | $178 |
| Oregon | $526,380,862 | $55,603,350 | 4,240,137 | $124 |
| Ohio | 1,113,251,403 | 208,921,342 | 11,756,058 | $95 |
| Delaware | $76,977,500 | $12,603,612 | 1,018,396 | $76 |
| Arkansas | $210,018,725 | $19,608,913 | 3,045,637 | $69 |
| Montana | $53,676,554 | $7,338,184 | 1,122,867 | $48 |
| South Dakota | $7,267,889 | $912,584 | 909,824 | $8 |
| Massachusetts | $26,237,583 | $2,065,423 | 6,981,974 | $4 |
| Alabama | N/A | N/A | 5,074,296 | $0 |
| Alaska | N/A | N/A | 733,583 | $0 |
| California | N/A | N/A | 39,029,342 | $0 |
| Florida | N/A | N/A | 22,244,823 | $0 |
| Georgia | N/A | N/A | 10,912,876 | $0 |
| Hawaii | N/A | N/A | 1,440,196 | $0 |
| Idaho | N/A | N/A | 1,939,033 | $0 |
| Kentucky | N/A | N/A | 4,512,310 | $0 |
| Maine | N/A | N/A | 1,385,340 | $0 |
| Minnesota | N/A | N/A | 5,717,184 | $0 |
| Missouri | N/A | N/A | 6,177,957 | $0 |
| Nebraska | N/A | N/A | 1,967,923 | $0 |
| Oklahoma | N/A | N/A | 4,019,800 | $0 |
| Texas | N/A | N/A | 30,029,572 | $0 |
| Utah | N/A | N/A | 3,380,800 | $0 |
| Vermont | N/A | N/A | 647,064 | $0 |
| New Mexico | N/A | N/A | 2,113,344 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | N/A | 10,698,973 | N/A |
| North Dakota | N/A | N/A | 779,261 | N/A |
| South Carolina | N/A | N/A | 5,282,634 | N/A |
| Washington | N/A | N/A | 7,785,786 | N/A |
| Wisconsin | N/A | N/A | 5,892,539 | N/A |
| U.S. TOTAL | $95,695,847,167 | $8,064,156,801 | 333,287,557 | $14,852 |
Wilmington’s high fire danager
The Hartford’s 2023 Home Fire Index, shows Wilmington ranking 14th out of 150 U.S. cities with the highest home fire risk. As a result, the Wilmington Fire Department will receive a $10,000 grant from the property insurer for fire safety education.
Hartford’s national ranking indicates that many Wilmington respondents are engaging in behaviors known to cause home fires. Modesto CA ranked first in terms of home fire risk, Baltimore, despite the fact that its high poverty rate and older structures, ranked 96th, with Philadelphia at 141.
More than three in four Wilmington respondents reveal that they charged a device overnight, a common fire safety risk.
More than one in five (21%) of Wilmington respondents indicate that they smoked indoors. 6% of respondents in Wilmington say they left a lit cigarette unattended in a room.
Less than half (43%) of Wilmington respondents state they have a fire/smoke detector in every bedroom in their home, in contrast to the 57% of all U.S. respondents.
Only 64% of Wilmington respondents say that they currently have an emergency escape plan for themselves and/or members of their home in the event of a fire.
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