| Table 7.18. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2024 and 2023 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Percentage Change | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2023 | |
| New England | 16.78 | 17.21 | -2.5% | 15.83 | 21.04 | 16.96 | 16.76 |
| Connecticut | 23.86 | 27.98 | -15% | -- | -- | 23.86 | 27.98 |
| Maine | W | 15.78 | W | -- | -- | W | 15.78 |
| Massachusetts | W | W | W | 15.83 | 21.04 | W | W |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 18.37 | 19.57 | -6.1% | 18.48 | 18.25 | 18.32 | 21.05 |
| New Jersey | W | 23.54 | W | -- | -- | W | 23.54 |
| New York | W | 18.78 | W | 18.48 | 18.25 | W | 19.65 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.21 | 24.22 | -21% | -- | -- | 19.21 | 24.22 |
| East North Central | 18.34 | 20.20 | -9.2% | 18.05 | 19.82 | 18.75 | 20.95 |
| Illinois | 20.40 | 23.48 | -13% | 20.71 | 23.88 | 20.29 | 23.28 |
| Indiana | 18.25 | 21.24 | -14% | 18.25 | 21.24 | -- | -- |
| Michigan | 17.48 | 17.31 | 1.0% | 17.48 | 17.31 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 18.35 | 21.15 | -13% | 18.23 | 23.56 | 18.37 | 20.47 |
| Wisconsin | 17.35 | 19.67 | -12% | 17.35 | 19.67 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 18.28 | W | W | 18.28 | 21.38 | -- | W |
| Iowa | 18.35 | 21.80 | -16% | 18.35 | 21.80 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 18.50 | 20.56 | -10% | 18.50 | 20.56 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 17.68 | W | W | 17.68 | 20.07 | -- | W |
| Missouri | 18.12 | 22.06 | -18% | 18.12 | 22.06 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 17.84 | 21.75 | -18% | 17.84 | 21.75 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 18.93 | 21.07 | -10% | 18.93 | 21.07 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 15.16 | 24.42 | -38% | 15.16 | 24.42 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 18.65 | 22.30 | -16% | 19.40 | 22.10 | 17.12 | 23.37 |
| Delaware | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 19.72 | W | W | 19.72 | 21.70 | -- | W |
| Georgia | 22.43 | W | W | 22.43 | 24.66 | -- | W |
| Maryland | 16.83 | 21.36 | -21% | -- | -- | 16.83 | 21.36 |
| North Carolina | 18.80 | 24.50 | -23% | 18.80 | 24.50 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 18.34 | W | W | 18.34 | 22.28 | -- | W |
| Virginia | W | W | W | 19.62 | 19.71 | W | W |
| West Virginia | 18.27 | W | W | 18.27 | 21.71 | -- | W |
| East South Central | 18.46 | 21.61 | -15% | 18.46 | 21.61 | -- | -- |
| Alabama | 19.27 | 23.02 | -16% | 19.27 | 23.02 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 18.54 | 22.14 | -16% | 18.54 | 22.14 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | 18.63 | 20.99 | -11% | 18.63 | 20.99 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee | 17.38 | 20.98 | -17% | 17.38 | 20.98 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 18.86 | 22.02 | -14% | 18.42 | 21.55 | 19.36 | 22.26 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 18.42 | 22.02 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 16.53 | 19.58 | -16% | 16.53 | 19.58 | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 17.77 | 22.10 | -20% | 17.77 | 22.10 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 19.16 | 22.04 | -13% | 18.82 | 20.90 | 19.37 | 22.22 |
| Mountain | W | 24.78 | W | 20.19 | 24.67 | W | 25.81 |
| Arizona | 21.56 | 23.97 | -10% | 21.56 | 23.97 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 19.63 | 26.51 | -26% | 19.63 | 26.51 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 20.32 | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 22.74 | 26.76 | W | W |
| New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Utah | W | W | W | 19.42 | 24.65 | W | W |
| Wyoming | 19.60 | 24.40 | -20% | 19.60 | 24.40 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | 24.76 | 25.90 | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | 24.76 | 25.90 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | W | W | W | 17.99 | 20.02 | W | W |
| Alaska | 21.28 | 25.12 | -15% | 21.28 | 25.12 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | W | W | W | 17.98 | 20.01 | W | W |
| U.S. Total | 18.33 | 20.51 | -11% | 18.22 | 20.48 | 18.64 | 20.59 |
| 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. Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils. See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |