| Table 7.17. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2011 and 2010 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Percentage Change | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2010 | |
| New England | 3.68 | 3.44 | 7.0% | 3.55 | 3.80 | 3.74 | 3.35 |
| Connecticut | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | W | 3.18 | W | -- | -- | W | 3.18 |
| New Hampshire | 3.55 | 3.80 | -6.6% | 3.55 | 3.80 | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.68 | 2.53 | 5.9% | 2.92 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.51 |
| New Jersey | 4.18 | 4.16 | 0.5% | -- | -- | 4.18 | 4.16 |
| New York | 3.27 | 3.02 | 8.3% | 3.88 | 3.77 | 3.27 | 3.01 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.55 | 2.40 | 6.3% | 2.91 | 2.66 | 2.45 | 2.34 |
| East North Central | 2.30 | 2.05 | 12% | 2.41 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.92 |
| Illinois | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.8% | 1.77 | 1.95 | 1.70 | 1.64 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.13 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.81 | 2.09 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.47 | 2.24 | 10% | 2.29 | 2.12 | 3.01 | 2.63 |
| Wisconsin | 2.50 | 2.11 | 18% | 2.50 | 2.11 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.64 | 1.49 | 10% | 1.64 | 1.49 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.43 | 1.33 | 7.5% | 1.43 | 1.33 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.75 | 1.51 | 16% | 1.75 | 1.51 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 1.93 | 1.75 | 10% | 1.93 | 1.75 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.72 | 1.57 | 9.6% | 1.72 | 1.57 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.51 | 1.42 | 6.3% | 1.51 | 1.42 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.34 | 1.25 | 7.2% | 1.34 | 1.25 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.09 | 1.95 | 7.2% | 2.09 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.41 | 3.35 | 1.8% | 3.46 | 3.42 | 3.15 | 2.98 |
| Delaware | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | 3.47 | W | 3.53 | 3.46 | W | 3.62 |
| Georgia | 3.75 | 3.91 | -4.1% | 3.75 | 3.91 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 3.72 | 3.47 | 7.2% | -- | -- | 3.72 | 3.47 |
| North Carolina | 3.63 | 3.52 | 3.1% | 3.66 | 3.54 | 2.89 | 3.01 |
| South Carolina | W | W | W | 3.84 | 3.71 | W | W |
| Virginia | 3.55 | 3.31 | 7.3% | 3.53 | 3.29 | 3.66 | 3.40 |
| West Virginia | 2.46 | W | W | 2.56 | 2.48 | 2.20 | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.65 | 2.55 | W | W |
| Alabama | W | W | W | 2.87 | 2.81 | W | W |
| Kentucky | 2.34 | 2.26 | 3.5% | 2.34 | 2.26 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.87 | 3.20 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.82 | 2.64 | 6.8% | 2.82 | 2.64 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.92 | 1.84 | 4.3% | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.84 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 1.91 | 1.71 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 2.66 | 2.40 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 1.76 | 1.71 | W | W |
| Texas | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.6% | 1.93 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.84 |
| Mountain | 1.78 | W | W | 1.81 | 1.67 | 1.44 | W |
| Arizona | 1.98 | 1.79 | 11% | 1.98 | 1.79 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 1.72 | 1.57 | W | W |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 1.48 | 1.41 | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 2.60 | 2.43 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 2.05 | 2.06 | -0.5% | 2.05 | 2.06 | -- | -- |
| Utah | W | W | W | 1.77 | 1.69 | W | W |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.50 | 1.29 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 2.21 | W | W | 1.79 | 1.67 | 2.42 | W |
| California | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Oregon | 1.79 | 1.67 | 7.2% | 1.79 | 1.67 | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | W | W | W | 1.66 | 1.46 | W | W |
| Alaska | W | W | W | 1.66 | 1.46 | W | W |
| Hawaii | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| U.S. Total | 2.38 | 2.25 | 5.8% | 2.41 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.20 |
| * = Value is less than half of the smallest unit of measure. (e.g., for values with no decimals, the smallest unit is 1 then values under 0.5 are shown as *.) 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 for are final. 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. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and waste coal; coal synfuel and refined coal; and beginning in 2011, coal-derived synthesis gas. Prior to 2011 coal-derived synthesis gas was included in Other Gases. See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report. |