Utilities - Sussex businesses have many options for utility services. Delaware Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Greenwood providing service to 59,000 consumers in primarily the rural areas of Kent and Sussex counties. In addition, the municipalities of Lewes , Milford and Seaford provide electric service for residents and companies located in their jurisdiction. They are members of the Delaware Municipal Corporation. In Sussex County, groundwater is used exclusively.
Sewer service is available in the incorporated and in some unincorporated areas of the county.
This service is provided on the local level, either by individual municipalities or on the county level. Integrated Services Digital Network services, which allows customers to send and receive voice, data, and video over standard phone lines is available statewide. ISDN applications include Internet access, telecommuting, and local area network access. Interactive Video Distance Learning technology is now a Verizon offering in Delaware. Verizon has connected all Delaware public schools to a high capacity data network, Switched Multi-megabyte Data Service, which enables students to access and transmit enormous amounts of information, such as information on the Internet, very quickly.