Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 24, 2026
| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, August 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Percentage Change | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.52 | 2.00 | 26% | 3.66 | -- | 2.49 | 2.00 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.52 | 2.00 | 26% | 3.66 | -- | 2.49 | 2.00 |
| East North Central | 2.38 | 2.27 | 4.8% | 2.58 | 2.42 | 2.07 | 1.98 |
| Illinois | 1.75 | 1.67 | 4.8% | 1.73 | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.67 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.97 | 2.69 | W | W |
| Michigan | 2.62 | W | W | 2.62 | 2.28 | -- | W |
| Ohio | 2.29 | 2.43 | -5.8% | 2.28 | 3.07 | 2.29 | 2.28 |
| Wisconsin | 2.49 | 2.38 | 4.6% | 2.49 | 2.38 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.90 | 1.80 | 5.6% | 1.90 | 1.80 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.84 | 1.78 | 3.4% | 1.84 | 1.78 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.79 | 1.69 | 5.9% | 1.79 | 1.69 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.57 | 2.32 | 11% | 2.57 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 2.00 | 1.94 | 3.1% | 2.00 | 1.94 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.28 | 1.23 | 4.1% | 1.28 | 1.23 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.00 | 1.82 | 9.9% | 2.00 | 1.82 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.56 | 2.32 | 10% | 2.56 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.32 | 3.50 | -5.1% | 3.37 | 3.56 | 2.92 | 2.82 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.39 | 3.19 | 6.3% | 3.39 | 3.19 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.41 | 3.40 | 0.3% | 3.41 | 3.40 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.30 | 4.15 | 3.6% | 4.30 | 4.15 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.88 | 3.75 | 3.5% | 3.88 | 3.75 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.60 | 4.75 | -3.2% | 4.60 | 4.75 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | 3.05 | W | 2.58 | 3.16 | W | 2.47 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.54 | 2.32 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.43 | 2.14 | 14% | 2.43 | 2.14 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.53 | 2.26 | 12% | 2.53 | 2.26 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.88 | 2.87 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.79 | 2.84 | -1.8% | 2.79 | 2.84 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.09 | 1.99 | 5.0% | 2.20 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.96 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.25 | 2.17 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.30 | W | W | 2.30 | 2.23 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.39 | 1.88 | 27% | 2.39 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.98 | 1.88 | 5.3% | 2.12 | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.89 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.76 | 2.72 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.62 | 3.31 | 9.4% | 3.62 | 3.31 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.11 | 2.33 | -9.4% | 2.11 | 2.33 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.63 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.92 | 3.59 | 9.2% | 3.92 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.79 | 3.75 | 1.1% | 3.79 | 3.75 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.81 | 1.87 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.48 | 4.22 | 6.2% | 4.48 | 4.22 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.48 | 4.22 | 6.2% | 4.48 | 4.22 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.47 | 2.39 | 3.3% | 2.53 | 2.48 | 2.22 | 2.07 |
| 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 for 2025 are final. Values for 2026 are preliminary. 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." |