Table 7.18. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids 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 16.48 9.58 W W
Connecticut 12.38 W W -- -- 12.38 W
Maine W W W -- -- W W
Massachusetts 17.95 W W 16.48 7.68 18.90 W
New Hampshire W W W -- 16.32 W W
Rhode Island W W W -- -- W W
Vermont -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 14.08 10.24 38% 13.14 9.49 15.73 10.40
New Jersey 15.50 8.67 79% -- -- 15.50 8.67
New York 13.65 10.92 25% 13.14 9.49 15.41 11.79
Pennsylvania 16.12 10.02 61% -- -- 16.12 10.02
East North Central 17.17 10.22 68% 15.45 10.05 20.05 10.56
Illinois W W W 17.54 10.76 W W
Indiana W 10.33 W 15.16 10.33 W --
Michigan 15.39 9.67 59% 15.39 9.67 -- --
Ohio 20.45 10.47 95% 16.45 11.10 20.95 10.38
Wisconsin W W W 15.86 9.12 W W
West North Central W 9.98 W 15.46 9.98 W --
Iowa 15.77 9.65 63% 15.77 9.65 -- --
Kansas 14.84 10.45 42% 14.84 10.45 -- --
Minnesota W 9.76 W 15.15 9.76 W --
Missouri 15.56 9.19 69% 15.56 9.19 -- --
Nebraska 16.69 12.32 35% 16.69 12.32 -- --
North Dakota 16.06 10.59 52% 16.06 10.59 -- --
South Dakota 16.26 8.65 88% 16.26 8.65 -- --
South Atlantic 15.48 10.83 43% 15.84 11.31 13.93 9.03
Delaware W W W -- -- W W
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida W 9.07 W 15.97 9.07 W --
Georgia W W W 17.63 10.89 W W
Maryland 15.07 8.77 72% -- -- 15.07 8.77
North Carolina 15.85 10.62 49% 15.85 10.62 -- --
South Carolina W W W 15.50 10.31 W W
Virginia W 12.20 W 13.84 12.51 W 9.90
West Virginia W 12.15 W 16.41 12.15 W --
East South Central W W W 16.00 10.94 W W
Alabama W W W 15.38 9.56 W W
Kentucky 15.69 11.32 39% 15.69 11.32 -- --
Mississippi 15.81 10.26 54% 15.81 10.26 -- --
Tennessee 16.61 10.29 61% 16.61 10.29 -- --
West South Central 15.96 9.67 65% 15.04 9.63 16.23 9.81
Arkansas W W W 15.76 9.88 W W
Louisiana 14.76 9.15 61% 14.76 9.15 -- --
Oklahoma 15.87 8.62 84% 15.87 8.62 -- --
Texas W W W 13.98 10.73 W W
Mountain 18.30 12.69 44% 18.38 12.72 17.41 12.37
Arizona 17.38 12.96 34% 17.38 12.96 -- --
Colorado 18.51 11.65 59% 18.51 11.65 -- --
Idaho -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montana W W W 15.86 -- W W
Nevada W W W 18.57 14.28 W W
New Mexico 19.94 13.08 52% 19.94 13.08 -- --
Utah W W W 18.84 12.80 W W
Wyoming 18.27 12.17 50% 18.27 12.17 -- --
Pacific Contiguous W W W 16.50 13.73 W W
California -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oregon -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington W W W 16.50 13.73 W W
Pacific Noncontiguous W W W 13.92 9.36 W W
Alaska 18.32 11.67 57% 18.32 11.67 -- --
Hawaii W W W 13.91 9.35 W W
U.S. Total 14.76 9.74 52% 14.53 9.84 15.38 9.44

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."