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Data for March 2013 | Release Date: May 21, 2013 | Next Release: June 21, 2013
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, March 2013 and 2012 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | March 2012 | Percentage Change | March 2013 | March 2012 | March 2013 | March 2012 | |
| New England | 6.40 | 2.83 | 126% | 9.23 | 3.96 | 6.37 | 2.82 |
| Connecticut | 5.65 | 2.95 | 92% | -- | NM | 5.65 | 2.95 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 6.81 | 2.70 | 152% | 8.96 | 3.88 | 6.79 | 2.69 |
| New Hampshire | 9.64 | W | W | 9.64 | 7.81 | -- | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 3.01 | W | -- | -- | W | 3.01 |
| Vermont | -- | 3.59 | -- | -- | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 4.71 | 3.03 | 55% | 4.90 | 3.20 | 4.68 | 3.01 |
| New Jersey | 4.58 | 3.20 | 43% | -- | -- | 4.58 | 3.20 |
| New York | 5.24 | 3.31 | 58% | 4.90 | 3.20 | 5.38 | 3.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.15 | 2.65 | 57% | -- | NM | 4.15 | 2.65 |
| East North Central | 4.14 | 2.63 | 57% | 4.19 | 2.56 | 4.11 | 2.68 |
| Illinois | W | 2.78 | W | 4.61 | 2.75 | W | 2.79 |
| Indiana | W | 2.47 | W | 4.07 | 2.43 | W | 2.58 |
| Michigan | 4.45 | 2.74 | 62% | 4.40 | 2.48 | 4.46 | 2.80 |
| Ohio | 3.91 | 2.47 | 58% | 4.12 | 2.32 | 3.80 | 2.53 |
| Wisconsin | 4.30 | 2.92 | 47% | 4.34 | 3.07 | 4.24 | 2.61 |
| West North Central | W | 3.43 | W | 4.54 | 3.56 | W | 2.57 |
| Iowa | 4.68 | W | W | 4.68 | 3.82 | -- | W |
| Kansas | 4.57 | 2.61 | 75% | 4.57 | 2.61 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 4.55 | W | W | 4.50 | 4.21 | 5.14 | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 4.40 | 3.02 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 6.32 | 8.20 | -23% | 6.32 | 8.20 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 4.53 | NM | NM | 4.53 | NM | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.69 | 3.77 | 24% | 4.69 | 4.10 | 4.63 | 2.83 |
| Delaware | -- | W | W | -- | NM | -- | W |
| District of Columbia | -- | NM | -- | -- | NM | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | 4.32 | W | 4.83 | 4.46 | W | NM |
| Georgia | 4.41 | 2.77 | 59% | 4.35 | 2.80 | 4.72 | 2.74 |
| Maryland | 4.83 | 2.58 | 87% | -- | -- | 4.83 | 2.58 |
| North Carolina | 4.78 | W | W | 4.64 | 3.82 | 5.19 | W |
| South Carolina | 4.51 | W | W | 4.51 | 3.14 | -- | W |
| Virginia | W | 2.76 | W | 4.48 | 2.88 | W | 2.65 |
| West Virginia | W | 2.93 | W | 4.25 | 2.53 | W | 3.00 |
| East South Central | 4.13 | 2.57 | 61% | 4.15 | 2.47 | 4.10 | 2.69 |
| Alabama | 4.09 | W | W | 4.02 | 2.70 | 4.13 | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 4.38 | 2.78 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.89 | 2.39 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 5.19 | 2.39 | 117% | 5.19 | 2.39 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.90 | 2.50 | 56% | 3.97 | 2.68 | 3.86 | 2.41 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 22.47 | 2.94 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.86 | 2.49 | 55% | 3.92 | 2.49 | 3.71 | 2.48 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.97 | 2.88 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.87 | 2.46 | 57% | 3.98 | 2.65 | 3.84 | 2.41 |
| Mountain | W | 3.16 | W | 4.50 | 3.26 | W | 3.01 |
| Arizona | 4.77 | W | W | 6.09 | 3.16 | 4.07 | W |
| Colorado | W | 4.02 | W | 4.82 | 3.90 | W | NM |
| Idaho | W | W | W | 5.69 | 9.32 | W | W |
| Montana | -- | W | W | -- | NM | -- | W |
| Nevada | W | 3.33 | W | 4.25 | 3.45 | W | NM |
| New Mexico | 4.08 | W | W | 4.08 | 2.81 | -- | W |
| Utah | 3.74 | W | W | 3.74 | 2.68 | -- | W |
| Wyoming | 5.49 | W | W | 5.49 | NM | -- | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 4.28 | 3.00 | 43% | 4.55 | 3.38 | 4.03 | 2.81 |
| California | 4.37 | 3.06 | 43% | 4.74 | 3.49 | 4.09 | 2.86 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 3.63 | 2.60 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 4.61 | 3.14 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.58 | 4.18 | 9.6% | 4.58 | 4.18 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.58 | 4.18 | 9.6% | 4.58 | 4.18 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 4.40 | 3.01 | 46% | 4.47 | 3.37 | 4.33 | 2.73 |
| NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change. W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. Notes: Starting in January 2013, there may be a shift in the continuity of Chapter 4 Tables, due to changes in the sample design of Form EIA-923 and the imputation process. See the Instrument Design History section of the Form EIA-923 Technical Notes for a more detailed explanation of these changes. 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report. |