Table 7.18. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2023 and 2022
(Dollars per MMBtu)

Census Division
and State
Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
  Year 2023 Year 2022 Percentage Change Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2023 Year 2022
New England W W W 21.04 21.71 W W
Connecticut 27.98 W W -- -- 27.98 W
Maine 15.78 W W -- -- 15.78 W
Massachusetts W 14.72 W 21.04 21.71 W 13.56
New Hampshire W W W -- -- W W
Rhode Island W W W -- -- W W
Vermont -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 19.57 20.55 -4.8% 18.25 19.04 21.05 21.39
New Jersey 23.54 26.98 -13% -- -- 23.54 26.98
New York 18.78 19.29 -2.6% 18.25 19.04 19.65 19.47
Pennsylvania 24.22 27.97 -13% -- -- 24.22 27.97
East North Central 20.20 26.33 -23% 19.82 26.19 20.95 26.61
Illinois 23.48 27.79 -16% 23.88 21.13 23.28 28.00
Indiana 21.24 27.13 -22% 21.24 27.13 -- --
Michigan 17.31 25.73 -33% 17.31 25.73 -- --
Ohio 21.15 26.14 -19% 23.56 26.09 20.47 26.15
Wisconsin 19.67 23.83 -17% 19.67 23.83 -- --
West North Central W W W 21.38 25.38 W W
Iowa 21.80 26.04 -16% 21.80 26.04 -- --
Kansas 20.56 24.71 -17% 20.56 24.71 -- --
Minnesota W W W 20.07 25.28 W W
Missouri 22.06 25.93 -15% 22.06 25.93 -- --
Nebraska 21.75 23.33 -6.8% 21.75 23.33 -- --
North Dakota 21.07 25.07 -16% 21.07 25.07 -- --
South Dakota 24.42 23.11 5.7% 24.42 23.11 -- --
South Atlantic W 25.79 W 22.10 25.61 W 26.68
Delaware W W W -- -- W W
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida W W W 21.70 26.40 W W
Georgia W W W 24.66 28.73 W W
Maryland 21.36 27.70 -23% -- -- 21.36 27.70
North Carolina 24.50 25.14 -2.5% 24.50 25.14 -- --
South Carolina W W W 22.28 27.63 W W
Virginia W W W 19.71 19.81 W W
West Virginia W W W 21.71 25.97 W W
East South Central 21.61 26.60 -19% 21.61 26.60 -- --
Alabama 23.02 26.31 -13% 23.02 26.31 -- --
Kentucky 22.14 25.93 -15% 22.14 25.93 -- --
Mississippi 20.99 23.88 -12% 20.99 23.88 -- --
Tennessee 20.98 27.24 -23% 20.98 27.24 -- --
West South Central 22.02 25.45 -13% 21.55 25.13 22.26 25.64
Arkansas W W W 22.02 25.20 W W
Louisiana 19.58 25.85 -24% 19.58 25.85 -- --
Oklahoma 22.10 24.88 -11% 22.10 24.88 -- --
Texas W W W 20.90 25.04 W W
Mountain 24.78 28.02 -12% 24.67 28.03 25.81 27.84
Arizona 23.97 27.87 -14% 23.97 27.87 -- --
Colorado 26.51 26.00 2.0% 26.51 26.00 -- --
Idaho -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montana W W W -- 23.36 W W
Nevada W W W 26.76 26.85 W W
New Mexico -- 30.80 -- -- 30.80 -- --
Utah W W W 24.65 28.82 W W
Wyoming 24.40 28.11 -13% 24.40 28.11 -- --
Pacific Contiguous W W W 25.90 23.43 W W
California -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oregon -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington W W W 25.90 23.43 W W
Pacific Noncontiguous W W W 20.02 24.16 W W
Alaska 25.12 30.16 -17% 25.12 30.16 -- --
Hawaii W W W 20.01 24.14 W W
U.S. Total 20.51 23.94 -14% 20.48 24.43 20.59 22.83

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."