Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas 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 | 3.65 | W | W | -- | -- | 3.65 | W |
Connecticut | W | 4.32 | W | -- | -- | W | 4.32 |
Maine | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Massachusetts | 7.29 | W | W | -- | -- | 7.29 | W |
New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Middle Atlantic | 1.73 | 2.63 | -34% | 1.84 | 3.13 | 1.72 | 2.60 |
New Jersey | 1.67 | 2.44 | -32% | -- | -- | 1.67 | 2.44 |
New York | 2.31 | 3.64 | -37% | 1.84 | 3.13 | 2.48 | 3.85 |
Pennsylvania | 1.49 | 2.32 | -36% | -- | -- | 1.49 | 2.32 |
East North Central | 1.92 | 2.72 | -29% | 2.31 | 3.08 | 1.71 | 2.51 |
Illinois | W | W | W | 1.57 | 2.72 | W | W |
Indiana | 1.78 | W | W | 2.00 | 2.85 | 1.59 | W |
Michigan | 1.92 | 2.74 | -30% | 2.37 | 3.00 | 1.69 | 2.62 |
Ohio | 1.83 | 2.39 | -23% | 2.22 | 2.69 | 1.77 | 2.34 |
Wisconsin | W | W | W | 2.64 | 3.57 | W | W |
West North Central | W | W | W | 2.28 | 3.37 | W | W |
Iowa | 1.87 | 2.68 | -30% | 1.87 | 2.68 | -- | -- |
Kansas | 1.86 | 2.88 | -35% | 1.86 | 2.88 | -- | -- |
Minnesota | W | W | W | 2.85 | 4.82 | W | W |
Missouri | W | W | W | 2.18 | 2.60 | W | W |
Nebraska | 8.35 | 3.53 | 137% | 8.35 | 3.53 | -- | -- |
North Dakota | 3.09 | 4.14 | -25% | 3.09 | 4.14 | -- | -- |
South Dakota | 1.98 | 2.57 | -23% | 1.98 | 2.57 | -- | -- |
South Atlantic | 2.92 | 3.83 | -24% | 3.08 | 4.02 | 1.75 | 2.65 |
Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Florida | W | W | W | 2.91 | 3.89 | W | W |
Georgia | W | W | W | 2.07 | 2.90 | W | W |
Maryland | W | W | W | 2.84 | 2.73 | W | W |
North Carolina | W | W | W | 5.61 | 5.64 | W | W |
South Carolina | 2.89 | 3.84 | -25% | 2.89 | 3.84 | -- | -- |
Virginia | 2.38 | 3.87 | -39% | 2.58 | 4.36 | 1.77 | 2.76 |
West Virginia | W | W | W | 6.27 | 2.24 | W | W |
East South Central | 1.98 | 2.87 | -31% | 1.99 | 2.96 | 1.91 | 2.58 |
Alabama | W | W | W | 2.08 | 2.97 | W | W |
Kentucky | 2.39 | W | W | 2.39 | 3.75 | -- | W |
Mississippi | W | W | W | 1.89 | 2.78 | W | W |
Tennessee | 2.01 | 2.89 | -30% | 2.01 | 2.89 | -- | -- |
West South Central | 1.67 | 2.63 | -37% | 1.84 | 2.95 | 1.52 | 2.38 |
Arkansas | W | W | W | 1.68 | 2.43 | W | W |
Louisiana | W | W | W | 1.87 | 2.76 | W | W |
Oklahoma | W | W | W | 2.31 | 4.15 | W | W |
Texas | 1.55 | 2.47 | -37% | 1.61 | 2.77 | 1.53 | 2.38 |
Mountain | 2.05 | 4.26 | -52% | 2.07 | 4.19 | 1.82 | 4.94 |
Arizona | 2.06 | W | W | 2.17 | 3.27 | 1.58 | W |
Colorado | W | W | W | 2.03 | 3.87 | W | W |
Idaho | 1.83 | 5.94 | -69% | 1.83 | 5.94 | -- | -- |
Montana | 1.35 | 2.56 | -47% | 1.35 | 2.56 | -- | -- |
Nevada | 2.44 | 5.51 | -56% | 2.44 | 5.51 | -- | -- |
New Mexico | 0.74 | 2.29 | -68% | 0.74 | 2.29 | -- | -- |
Utah | 2.45 | 5.82 | -58% | 2.45 | 5.82 | -- | -- |
Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.22 | 4.62 | W | W |
Pacific Contiguous | W | 6.30 | W | 3.04 | 6.41 | W | 6.17 |
California | W | W | W | 3.39 | 7.62 | W | W |
Oregon | W | W | W | 2.22 | 4.59 | W | W |
Washington | W | W | W | 3.16 | 4.87 | W | W |
Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.18 | 8.05 | 1.6% | 8.18 | 8.05 | -- | -- |
Alaska | 8.18 | 8.05 | 1.6% | 8.18 | 8.05 | -- | -- |
Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
U.S. Total | 2.21 | 3.40 | -35% | 2.49 | 3.76 | 1.84 | 2.94 |
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." |