| Table 7.17. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2021 and 2020 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2021 | Year 2020 | Percentage Change | Year 2021 | Year 2020 | Year 2021 | Year 2020 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | 3.11 | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | W | 3.11 | W | -- | 3.11 | W | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 1.94 | 1.73 | 12% | 2.88 | 2.99 | 1.94 | 1.72 |
| New Jersey | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | W | W | W | 2.88 | 2.99 | W | W |
| East North Central | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.6% | 2.12 | 2.00 | 1.68 | 1.74 |
| Illinois | W | W | W | 1.72 | 1.61 | W | W |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.28 | 2.08 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.06 | 2.03 | W | W |
| Ohio | 1.66 | 1.77 | -6.2% | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.64 | 1.75 |
| Wisconsin | 2.06 | 1.96 | 5.1% | 2.06 | 1.96 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.60 | 1.56 | 2.6% | 1.60 | 1.56 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.60 | 1.51 | 6.0% | 1.60 | 1.51 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.43 | 1.55 | -7.7% | 1.43 | 1.55 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.15 | 1.94 | 11% | 2.15 | 1.94 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.66 | 1.56 | 6.4% | 1.66 | 1.56 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.18 | 1.24 | -4.8% | 1.18 | 1.24 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.61 | 1.61 | 0.0% | 1.61 | 1.61 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 1.90 | 1.87 | 1.6% | 1.90 | 1.87 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 2.41 | 2.38 | 1.3% | 2.50 | 2.44 | 1.95 | 1.91 |
| Delaware | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 2.66 | 2.49 | 6.8% | 2.66 | 2.49 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 2.75 | 2.69 | 2.2% | 2.75 | 2.69 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 2.67 | 2.54 | W | W |
| South Carolina | W | W | W | 2.91 | 3.13 | W | W |
| Virginia | 2.38 | 2.48 | -4.0% | 2.38 | 2.48 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 1.94 | 2.00 | -3.0% | 2.09 | 2.12 | 1.53 | 1.51 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 1.99 | 1.95 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.19 | 2.12 | 3.3% | 2.19 | 2.12 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.6% | 1.88 | 1.85 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.56 | 2.62 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.0% | 1.93 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.04 | 1.86 | 9.7% | 2.31 | 2.14 | 1.74 | 1.59 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.08 | 1.87 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 5.12 | 4.79 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | 1.74 | 1.60 | 8.7% | 1.74 | 1.60 | -- | -- |
| Texas | W | W | W | 2.16 | 2.04 | W | W |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 1.94 | 1.95 | W | W |
| Arizona | 2.31 | 2.14 | 7.9% | 2.31 | 2.14 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 1.60 | 1.69 | -5.3% | 1.60 | 1.69 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 2.31 | 2.27 | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 2.34 | 2.34 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 2.61 | 2.54 | 2.8% | 2.61 | 2.54 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 1.99 | 2.04 | -2.5% | 1.99 | 2.04 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.69 | 1.70 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | -- | 2.18 | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | 2.18 | -- | -- | 2.18 | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | W | W | W | 3.37 | 3.46 | W | W |
| Alaska | 3.37 | 3.46 | -2.6% | 3.37 | 3.46 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| U.S. Total | 1.97 | 1.91 | 3.1% | 2.03 | 1.96 | 1.79 | 1.74 |
| 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. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |