| Table 7.20. Average Cost of Natural Gas 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 | 3.60 | 4.43 | -19% | 3.37 | 5.70 | 3.60 | 4.43 |
| Connecticut | 3.06 | 3.75 | -18% | -- | -- | 3.06 | 3.75 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 4.85 | 6.91 | -30% | 3.37 | 5.70 | 4.85 | 6.92 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | 2.95 | 2.97 | -0.7% | -- | -- | 2.95 | 2.97 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.28 | 2.32 | -1.7% | 2.63 | 3.07 | 2.24 | 2.26 |
| New Jersey | 2.34 | 2.07 | 13% | -- | -- | 2.34 | 2.07 |
| New York | 2.71 | 2.93 | -7.5% | 2.63 | 3.07 | 2.73 | 2.87 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.03 | 2.09 | -2.9% | -- | -- | 2.03 | 2.09 |
| East North Central | 2.38 | 2.67 | -11% | 2.60 | 3.14 | 2.23 | 2.37 |
| Illinois | 2.39 | 2.55 | -6.3% | 2.35 | 2.84 | 2.40 | 2.52 |
| Indiana | 2.48 | 2.88 | -14% | 2.68 | 3.12 | 2.22 | 2.63 |
| Michigan | 2.36 | 2.69 | -12% | 2.51 | 2.80 | 2.18 | 2.55 |
| Ohio | 2.23 | 2.24 | -0.4% | 2.46 | 2.50 | 2.20 | 2.20 |
| Wisconsin | 2.74 | 3.84 | -29% | 2.74 | 3.84 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 2.77 | 3.31 | -16% | 2.79 | 3.38 | 2.56 | 2.69 |
| Iowa | 2.47 | 2.92 | -15% | 2.47 | 2.92 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 2.70 | 3.07 | -12% | 2.70 | 3.07 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.04 | 4.94 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 2.82 | 2.85 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 4.16 | 3.45 | 21% | 4.16 | 3.45 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.57 | 2.74 | -6.2% | 2.57 | 2.74 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.53 | 3.35 | -24% | 2.53 | 3.35 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.51 | 3.84 | -8.6% | 3.64 | 3.99 | 2.62 | 2.81 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.62 | 3.99 | -9.3% | 3.64 | 4.00 | 2.93 | 3.47 |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 2.93 | 3.05 | W | W |
| Maryland | 3.04 | 2.90 | 4.8% | 2.83 | 2.45 | 3.09 | 3.07 |
| North Carolina | W | 4.97 | W | 4.79 | 5.35 | W | 2.79 |
| South Carolina | 3.59 | 3.95 | -9.1% | 3.59 | 3.95 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.85 | 3.30 | -14% | 3.10 | 3.71 | 2.17 | 2.18 |
| West Virginia | 1.91 | W | W | 2.22 | 1.93 | 1.84 | W |
| East South Central | 2.77 | 2.92 | -5.1% | 2.77 | 2.94 | 2.77 | 2.84 |
| Alabama | 2.77 | 3.00 | -7.7% | 2.77 | 3.18 | 2.78 | 2.85 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.11 | 3.41 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.70 | 2.75 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.64 | 2.83 | -6.7% | 2.64 | 2.83 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.34 | 2.66 | -12% | 2.53 | 2.79 | 2.15 | 2.55 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.72 | 2.69 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.60 | 2.80 | -7.1% | 2.64 | 2.84 | 2.29 | 2.50 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.23 | 2.97 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.13 | 2.60 | -18% | 2.10 | 2.70 | 2.15 | 2.56 |
| Mountain | 2.47 | 5.12 | -52% | 2.46 | 5.19 | 2.58 | 4.51 |
| Arizona | 2.24 | 4.30 | -48% | 2.19 | 4.16 | 2.51 | 4.86 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.64 | 3.84 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.88 | 6.57 | -56% | 2.88 | 6.57 | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 1.41 | 2.29 | W | W |
| Nevada | 2.97 | 7.23 | -59% | 2.97 | 7.23 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 0.99 | 2.62 | -62% | 0.99 | 2.62 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.14 | 7.98 | -61% | 3.14 | 7.98 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.52 | 6.91 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.32 | 6.39 | -48% | 3.42 | 6.78 | 3.18 | 5.87 |
| California | 3.85 | 7.31 | -47% | 4.25 | 8.33 | 3.43 | 6.41 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.21 | 5.07 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.28 | 5.78 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 6.38 | 7.29 | -12% | 6.38 | 7.29 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 6.38 | 7.29 | -12% | 6.38 | 7.29 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.77 | 3.39 | -18% | 3.03 | 3.81 | 2.41 | 2.82 |
| 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." |