Electric Power Annual
With Data for 2025
Release Date:
October 21, 2026
Next Release:
October 2027
| Table 7.20. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2025 | Year 2024 | Percentage Change | Year 2025 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2024 | |
| New England | 6.05 | 3.60 | 68% | 5.23 | 3.37 | 6.06 | 3.60 |
| Connecticut | 6.21 | 3.06 | 103% | -- | -- | 6.21 | 3.06 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 6.25 | 4.85 | 29% | 5.23 | 3.37 | 6.26 | 4.85 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | 4.99 | 2.95 | 69% | -- | -- | 4.99 | 2.95 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.67 | 2.28 | 61% | 4.08 | 2.63 | 3.64 | 2.24 |
| New Jersey | 3.88 | 2.34 | 66% | -- | -- | 3.88 | 2.34 |
| New York | 4.29 | 2.71 | 58% | 4.08 | 2.63 | 4.36 | 2.73 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.29 | 2.03 | 62% | -- | -- | 3.29 | 2.03 |
| East North Central | 3.53 | 2.38 | 48% | 3.70 | 2.60 | 3.42 | 2.23 |
| Illinois | 3.60 | 2.39 | 51% | 3.91 | 2.35 | 3.58 | 2.40 |
| Indiana | 3.70 | 2.48 | 49% | 3.85 | 2.68 | 3.49 | 2.22 |
| Michigan | 3.56 | 2.36 | 51% | 3.67 | 2.51 | 3.40 | 2.18 |
| Ohio | 3.36 | 2.23 | 51% | 3.48 | 2.46 | 3.34 | 2.20 |
| Wisconsin | 3.67 | 2.74 | 34% | 3.67 | 2.74 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 3.56 | 2.77 | 29% | 3.56 | 2.79 | 3.55 | 2.56 |
| Iowa | 3.01 | 2.47 | 22% | 3.01 | 2.47 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 4.34 | 2.70 | 61% | 4.34 | 2.70 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.04 | 3.04 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.83 | 2.82 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 4.62 | 4.16 | 11% | 4.62 | 4.16 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.76 | 2.57 | 7.4% | 2.76 | 2.57 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.91 | 2.53 | 15% | 2.91 | 2.53 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.69 | 3.51 | 34% | 4.76 | 3.64 | 4.22 | 2.62 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 4.81 | 3.62 | 33% | 4.83 | 3.64 | 4.17 | 2.93 |
| Georgia | 4.33 | W | W | 4.37 | 2.93 | 4.10 | W |
| Maryland | 5.45 | 3.04 | 79% | 4.97 | 2.83 | 5.56 | 3.09 |
| North Carolina | 5.28 | W | W | 5.49 | 4.79 | 4.03 | W |
| South Carolina | 4.53 | 3.59 | 26% | 4.53 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.00 | 2.85 | 40% | 4.20 | 3.10 | 3.42 | 2.17 |
| West Virginia | 3.12 | 1.91 | 63% | 3.53 | 2.22 | 2.97 | 1.84 |
| East South Central | 3.96 | 2.77 | 43% | 3.92 | 2.77 | 4.15 | 2.77 |
| Alabama | 4.12 | 2.77 | 49% | 4.08 | 2.77 | 4.17 | 2.78 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 4.22 | 3.11 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.74 | 2.70 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.95 | 2.64 | 50% | 3.95 | 2.64 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.27 | 2.34 | 40% | 3.44 | 2.53 | 3.10 | 2.15 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.76 | 2.72 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.89 | 2.60 | 50% | 3.93 | 2.64 | 3.53 | 2.29 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.69 | 3.23 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.05 | 2.13 | 43% | 2.99 | 2.10 | 3.08 | 2.15 |
| Mountain | 3.11 | 2.47 | 26% | 3.11 | 2.46 | 3.13 | 2.58 |
| Arizona | 2.89 | 2.24 | 29% | 2.84 | 2.19 | 3.11 | 2.51 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.55 | 2.64 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.91 | 2.88 | 1.0% | 2.91 | 2.88 | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 1.84 | 1.41 | W | W |
| Nevada | 3.46 | 2.97 | 16% | 3.46 | 2.97 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.26 | 0.99 | 128% | 2.26 | 0.99 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.45 | 3.14 | 9.9% | 3.45 | 3.14 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 3.11 | 2.52 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.59 | 3.32 | 8.1% | 3.56 | 3.42 | 3.62 | 3.18 |
| California | 4.30 | 3.85 | 12% | 4.65 | 4.25 | 3.85 | 3.43 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.18 | 2.21 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.24 | 3.28 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 6.40 | 6.38 | 0.3% | 6.40 | 6.38 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 6.40 | 6.38 | 0.3% | 6.40 | 6.38 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.88 | 2.77 | 40% | 4.01 | 3.03 | 3.69 | 2.41 |
| 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 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |