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Data for August 2019 | Release date: October 24, 2019 Next release: November 26, 2019 |
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| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, August 2019 and 2018 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | August 2018 | Percentage Change | August 2019 | August 2018 | August 2019 | August 2018 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 1.87 | 2.03 | -7.9% | -- | -- | 1.87 | 2.03 |
| New Jersey | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| New York | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pennsylvania | W | 1.98 | W | -- | -- | W | 1.98 |
| East North Central | 1.96 | 1.99 | -1.5% | 2.08 | 2.13 | 1.78 | 1.78 |
| Illinois | 1.77 | 1.70 | 4.1% | 1.99 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.65 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.13 | 2.11 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.05 | 2.13 | W | W |
| Ohio | W | W | W | 1.78 | 1.73 | W | W |
| Wisconsin | 2.17 | 2.31 | -6.1% | 2.17 | 2.31 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.58 | 1.72 | -8.1% | 1.58 | 1.72 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.54 | 1.61 | -4.3% | 1.54 | 1.61 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.59 | 1.68 | -5.4% | 1.59 | 1.68 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 1.97 | 2.21 | -11% | 1.97 | 2.21 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.63 | 1.81 | -9.9% | 1.63 | 1.81 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.20 | 1.27 | -5.5% | 1.20 | 1.27 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.47 | 1.59 | -7.5% | 1.47 | 1.59 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.00 | 1.95 | 2.6% | 2.00 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 2.55 | 2.63 | -3.0% | 2.58 | 2.68 | 2.30 | 2.36 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 2.80 | 2.86 | -2.1% | 2.80 | 2.86 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 2.68 | 2.72 | -1.5% | 2.68 | 2.72 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | 2.56 | 2.61 | -1.9% | -- | -- | 2.56 | 2.61 |
| North Carolina | W | 3.19 | W | 2.62 | 3.17 | W | 4.15 |
| South Carolina | 3.17 | 3.28 | -3.4% | 3.17 | 3.28 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | W | 2.81 | W | 2.70 | 2.68 | W | 3.65 |
| West Virginia | W | 2.08 | W | 2.17 | 2.12 | W | 1.94 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.06 | 2.03 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.32 | 2.10 | 10% | 2.32 | 2.10 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 1.90 | 1.96 | -3.1% | 1.90 | 1.96 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.92 | 2.76 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.06 | 2.17 | -5.1% | 2.06 | 2.17 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.82 | 1.86 | -2.2% | 2.09 | 2.04 | 1.49 | 1.63 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 1.89 | 2.00 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 3.14 | 3.27 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 1.59 | 1.80 | W | W |
| Texas | 1.68 | 1.73 | -2.9% | 2.07 | 1.98 | 1.42 | 1.56 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.06 | 2.05 | W | W |
| Arizona | 2.66 | 2.46 | 8.1% | 2.66 | 2.46 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 1.76 | 1.75 | 0.6% | 1.76 | 1.75 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | 1.98 | 2.21 | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 2.64 | 3.25 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 2.52 | 2.47 | 2.0% | 2.52 | 2.47 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 1.90 | 2.04 | -6.9% | 1.90 | 2.04 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.60 | 1.74 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | 2.40 | -- | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | 2.40 | -- | -- | 2.40 | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | W | W | W | 3.52 | 3.22 | W | W |
| Alaska | 3.52 | 3.22 | 9.3% | 3.52 | 3.22 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| U.S. Total | 2.00 | 2.05 | -2.4% | 2.07 | 2.11 | 1.78 | 1.86 |
| 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 2018 are final. Values for 2019 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." |