| Table 7.17. Average Cost of Coal 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 | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.31 | 3.19 | -28% | -- | -- | 2.31 | 3.19 |
| New Jersey | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.31 | W | W | -- | -- | 2.31 | W |
| East North Central | 2.54 | 2.25 | 13% | 2.69 | 2.54 | 2.32 | 1.83 |
| Illinois | W | 1.91 | W | 2.09 | 2.02 | W | 1.89 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.99 | 2.76 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.58 | 2.37 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.67 | W | W | 2.56 | 2.82 | 2.69 | W |
| Wisconsin | 2.48 | 2.44 | 1.6% | 2.48 | 2.44 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.83 | 1.83 | 0.0% | 1.83 | 1.83 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.76 | 1.81 | -2.8% | 1.76 | 1.81 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.70 | 1.88 | -9.6% | 1.70 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.40 | 2.33 | 3.0% | 2.40 | 2.33 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.92 | 1.92 | 0.0% | 1.92 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.33 | 1.29 | 3.1% | 1.33 | 1.29 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.86 | 1.67 | 11% | 1.86 | 1.67 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.25 | 2.08 | 8.2% | 2.25 | 2.08 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.55 | 3.12 | 14% | 3.64 | 3.17 | 2.72 | 2.81 |
| Delaware | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.37 | 3.63 | -7.2% | 3.37 | 3.63 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 4.48 | 3.88 | 15% | 4.48 | 3.88 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.68 | 3.55 | 32% | 4.68 | 3.55 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | W | W | W | 3.57 | 3.54 | W | W |
| Virginia | 5.20 | 3.28 | 59% | 5.20 | 3.28 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | 2.81 | 2.27 | 24% | 2.94 | 2.44 | 2.13 | 1.75 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.74 | 2.64 | W | W |
| Alabama | 3.04 | 2.81 | 8.2% | 3.04 | 2.81 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.50 | 2.38 | 5.0% | 2.50 | 2.38 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.96 | 3.95 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.54 | 3.49 | 1.4% | 3.54 | 3.49 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.17 | 2.20 | -1.4% | 2.21 | 2.38 | 2.12 | 2.01 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.19 | 2.33 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 2.97 | 2.66 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.27 | 2.59 | -12% | 2.27 | 2.59 | -- | -- |
| Texas | W | W | W | 2.08 | 2.30 | W | W |
| Mountain | W | 2.13 | W | 2.39 | 2.17 | W | 1.81 |
| Arizona | 3.04 | 2.84 | 7.0% | 3.04 | 2.84 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.11 | 1.91 | 10% | 2.11 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 5.15 | 3.29 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.57 | 2.93 | 22% | 3.57 | 2.93 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.51 | 2.16 | 16% | 2.51 | 2.16 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.88 | 1.64 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.57 | W | W | 4.57 | 3.85 | -- | W |
| Alaska | 4.57 | 3.85 | 19% | 4.57 | 3.85 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| U.S. Total | 2.50 | 2.36 | 5.9% | 2.56 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.19 |
| 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. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |