Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | May 2024 | Percentage Change | May 2025 | May 2024 | May 2025 | May 2024 | |
| New England | 2.98 | W | W | 3.51 | -- | 2.98 | W |
| Connecticut | 3.25 | 1.74 | 87% | -- | -- | 3.25 | 1.74 |
| Maine | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| Massachusetts | 2.91 | 1.69 | 72% | 3.51 | -- | 2.90 | 1.69 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.60 | 1.77 | 47% | 2.83 | 1.69 | 2.58 | 1.78 |
| New Jersey | 2.56 | 1.66 | 54% | -- | -- | 2.56 | 1.66 |
| New York | 2.98 | 2.04 | 46% | 2.83 | 1.69 | 3.05 | 2.17 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.45 | 1.68 | 46% | -- | -- | 2.45 | 1.68 |
| East North Central | 3.00 | 2.11 | 42% | 3.25 | 2.29 | 2.82 | 1.98 |
| Illinois | 2.73 | 1.85 | 48% | 5.98 | 1.96 | 2.72 | 1.83 |
| Indiana | 3.29 | 2.39 | 38% | 3.45 | 2.51 | 3.10 | 2.25 |
| Michigan | W | 2.08 | W | 3.19 | 2.31 | W | 1.82 |
| Ohio | 2.70 | 1.98 | 36% | 2.83 | 1.78 | 2.68 | 2.01 |
| Wisconsin | 3.27 | 2.30 | 42% | 3.27 | 2.30 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 3.26 | 2.16 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.36 | 2.01 | 17% | 2.36 | 2.01 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.82 | 1.96 | 95% | 3.82 | 1.96 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.85 | 2.60 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.47 | 2.00 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.87 | 2.96 | 31% | 3.87 | 2.96 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 4.48 | 2.98 | 50% | 4.48 | 2.98 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.30 | 2.04 | 62% | 3.30 | 2.04 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.09 | 3.14 | 30% | 4.21 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 2.44 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.35 | 3.16 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 3.48 | 2.57 | W | W |
| Maryland | 2.84 | 2.67 | 6.4% | 3.15 | 3.62 | 2.74 | 2.58 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.56 | 4.34 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 3.36 | 3.44 | -2.3% | 3.36 | 3.44 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 3.98 | 2.64 | 51% | 4.32 | 2.95 | 3.01 | 2.05 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.96 | 1.78 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.45 | 2.37 | 46% | 3.45 | 2.30 | 3.46 | 2.71 |
| Alabama | 3.55 | W | W | 3.62 | 2.56 | 3.46 | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.68 | 2.52 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.35 | 2.10 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.18 | 2.34 | 36% | 3.18 | 2.34 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.13 | 1.87 | 67% | 3.36 | 2.01 | 2.94 | 1.76 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.16 | 2.03 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.46 | W | W | 3.51 | 2.32 | 3.13 | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.47 | 2.04 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.03 | 1.75 | 73% | 3.25 | 1.73 | 2.94 | 1.76 |
| Mountain | 2.51 | 1.51 | 66% | 2.52 | 1.48 | 2.47 | 1.75 |
| Arizona | 2.56 | W | W | 2.54 | 1.00 | 2.61 | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.75 | 2.10 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.08 | 1.88 | 11% | 2.08 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.83 | 1.00 | 83% | 1.83 | 1.00 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.51 | 1.97 | 27% | 2.51 | 1.97 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.47 | 0.18 | NM | 2.47 | 0.18 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.45 | 1.98 | 24% | 2.45 | 1.98 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | 2.08 | W | W | 2.08 | 1.92 | -- | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.16 | 2.65 | 19% | 3.01 | 2.76 | 3.41 | 2.53 |
| California | 3.66 | W | W | 3.59 | 3.14 | 3.78 | W |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.86 | 1.76 | W | W |
| Washington | W | 1.96 | W | 1.85 | 1.96 | W | -- |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.36 | 8.16 | 2.5% | 8.36 | 8.16 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.36 | 8.16 | 2.5% | 8.36 | 8.16 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.29 | 2.28 | 44% | 3.59 | 2.53 | 2.86 | 1.92 |
| 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |