| Table 7.20. Average Cost of Natural Gas 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 | 5.70 | 8.82 | W | W |
| Connecticut | 3.75 | 8.89 | -58% | -- | -- | 3.75 | 8.89 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 6.91 | 11.77 | -41% | 5.70 | 8.82 | 6.92 | 11.79 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | 2.97 | 8.39 | -65% | -- | -- | 2.97 | 8.39 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.32 | 6.56 | -65% | 3.07 | 7.38 | 2.26 | 6.49 |
| New Jersey | 2.07 | 7.00 | -70% | -- | -- | 2.07 | 7.00 |
| New York | 2.93 | 7.18 | -59% | 3.07 | 7.38 | 2.87 | 7.11 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.09 | 6.10 | -66% | -- | -- | 2.09 | 6.10 |
| East North Central | 2.67 | 6.27 | -57% | 3.14 | 6.44 | 2.37 | 6.18 |
| Illinois | 2.55 | 6.88 | -63% | 2.84 | 7.46 | 2.52 | 6.79 |
| Indiana | 2.88 | 6.27 | -54% | 3.12 | 6.57 | 2.63 | 6.00 |
| Michigan | 2.69 | 6.56 | -59% | 2.80 | 7.11 | 2.55 | 6.16 |
| Ohio | 2.24 | 6.10 | -63% | 2.50 | 6.27 | 2.20 | 6.07 |
| Wisconsin | 3.84 | 5.83 | -34% | 3.84 | 5.83 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 3.38 | 9.58 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.92 | 6.02 | -51% | 2.92 | 6.02 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.07 | 7.13 | -57% | 3.07 | 7.13 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.94 | 7.54 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 2.85 | 19.07 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.45 | 8.38 | -59% | 3.45 | 8.38 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.74 | 3.11 | -12% | 2.74 | 3.11 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.35 | 4.49 | -25% | 3.35 | 4.49 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.84 | 7.86 | -51% | 3.99 | 7.94 | 2.81 | 7.27 |
| Delaware | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.99 | 8.31 | -52% | 4.00 | 8.33 | 3.47 | 7.84 |
| Georgia | W | 7.87 | W | 3.05 | 7.94 | W | 7.57 |
| Maryland | 2.90 | 8.29 | -65% | 2.45 | 7.79 | 3.07 | 8.47 |
| North Carolina | 4.97 | 7.31 | -32% | 5.35 | 7.37 | 2.79 | 6.88 |
| South Carolina | 3.95 | 7.11 | -44% | 3.95 | 7.11 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 3.30 | 7.14 | -54% | 3.71 | 7.46 | 2.18 | 6.10 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 1.93 | 6.75 | W | W |
| East South Central | 2.92 | 6.75 | -57% | 2.94 | 6.64 | 2.84 | 7.19 |
| Alabama | W | W | W | 3.18 | 7.65 | W | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.41 | 6.61 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.75 | 6.42 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.83 | 5.86 | -52% | 2.83 | 5.86 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.66 | 6.70 | -60% | 2.79 | 6.96 | 2.55 | 6.44 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.69 | 6.94 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 2.84 | 7.04 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 2.97 | 7.53 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.60 | 6.50 | -60% | 2.70 | 6.66 | 2.56 | 6.44 |
| Mountain | 5.12 | 7.90 | -35% | 5.19 | 7.76 | 4.51 | 9.31 |
| Arizona | W | 8.42 | W | 4.16 | 8.03 | W | 10.02 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.84 | 7.00 | W | W |
| Idaho | 6.57 | 10.44 | -37% | 6.57 | 10.44 | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 2.29 | 4.13 | W | W |
| Nevada | 7.23 | 7.92 | -8.7% | 7.23 | 7.92 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.62 | 6.50 | -60% | 2.62 | 6.50 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 7.98 | 8.17 | -2.3% | 7.98 | 8.17 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 6.91 | 8.11 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 6.39 | 8.57 | -25% | 6.78 | 7.92 | 5.87 | 9.32 |
| California | 7.31 | 9.89 | -26% | 8.33 | 9.48 | 6.41 | 10.23 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 5.07 | 5.69 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 5.78 | 6.68 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 7.29 | 6.23 | 17% | 7.29 | 6.23 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 7.29 | 6.23 | 17% | 7.29 | 6.23 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.39 | 7.27 | -53% | 3.81 | 7.49 | 2.82 | 6.95 |
| 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." |