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Data for March 2024 Release Date: May 23, 2024 Next Release Date: June 26, 2024 Full report PDF
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Table 4.11.A. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, March 2024 and 2023
(Dollars per MMBtu)

Census Division
and State
Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
  March 2024 March 2023 Percentage Change March 2024 March 2023 March 2024 March 2023
New England 15.11 W W -- -- 15.11 W
Connecticut W -- W -- -- W --
Maine W W W -- -- W W
Massachusetts -- -- -- -- -- -- --
New Hampshire W W W -- -- W W
Rhode Island -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Vermont -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic W 20.56 W -- 20.54 W 20.56
New Jersey -- -- -- -- -- -- --
New York -- W W -- 20.54 -- W
Pennsylvania W W W -- -- W W
East North Central 20.10 19.87 1.2% 19.90 18.70 21.65 21.14
Illinois 21.65 W W -- 21.90 21.65 W
Indiana 20.04 21.04 -4.8% 20.04 21.04 -- --
Michigan 19.82 15.67 26% 19.82 15.67 -- --
Ohio 21.03 W W 21.03 19.34 -- W
Wisconsin 19.80 20.68 -4.3% 19.80 20.68 -- --
West North Central 20.26 20.50 -1.2% 20.26 20.50 -- --
Iowa 20.70 20.40 1.5% 20.70 20.40 -- --
Kansas 20.30 20.70 -1.9% 20.30 20.70 -- --
Minnesota 19.41 20.43 -5.0% 19.41 20.43 -- --
Missouri 19.81 20.86 -5.0% 19.81 20.86 -- --
Nebraska -- -- -- -- -- -- --
North Dakota 20.18 19.81 1.9% 20.18 19.81 -- --
South Dakota -- 22.22 -- -- 22.22 -- --
South Atlantic W W W 20.87 21.60 W W
Delaware W -- W -- -- W --
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida 21.27 22.48 -5.4% 21.27 22.48 -- --
Georgia 21.67 23.47 -7.7% 21.67 23.47 -- --
Maryland W W W -- -- W W
North Carolina 20.27 20.78 -2.5% 20.27 20.78 -- --
South Carolina 20.57 20.95 -1.8% 20.57 20.95 -- --
Virginia W W W 20.47 19.72 W W
West Virginia 21.08 21.87 -3.6% 21.08 21.87 -- --
East South Central 19.81 21.62 -8.4% 19.81 21.62 -- --
Alabama -- 20.79 -- -- 20.79 -- --
Kentucky 19.89 21.43 -7.2% 19.89 21.43 -- --
Mississippi 19.35 -- -- 19.35 -- -- --
Tennessee 20.04 21.73 -7.8% 20.04 21.73 -- --
West South Central W W W 17.26 21.25 W W
Arkansas W W W -- 21.83 W W
Louisiana -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oklahoma 20.06 -- -- 20.06 -- -- --
Texas W W W 16.98 20.81 W W
Mountain W W W 21.65 26.06 W W
Arizona 23.44 29.45 -20% 23.44 29.45 -- --
Colorado 19.89 -- -- 19.89 -- -- --
Idaho -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montana W -- W -- -- W --
Nevada W W W 24.42 30.05 W W
New Mexico -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Utah W W W 21.61 24.39 W W
Wyoming 21.19 25.26 -16% 21.19 25.26 -- --
Pacific Contiguous W W W -- -- W W
California -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oregon -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington W W W -- -- W W
Pacific Noncontiguous W W W 19.62 20.36 W W
Alaska 22.69 25.95 -13% 22.69 25.95 -- --
Hawaii W W W 19.61 20.34 W W
U.S. Total 20.02 20.74 -3.5% 19.75 20.63 21.08 21.17

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
See Glossary for definitions. Values are preliminary.
See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."