Electric Power Monthly
Data for November 2024
Release Date:
January 24, 2025
Next Release Date:
February 26, 2025
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| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, November 2024 and 2023 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | November 2023 | Percentage Change | November 2024 | November 2023 | November 2024 | November 2023 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.91 | 1.98 | 47% | -- | -- | 2.91 | 1.98 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.91 | 1.98 | 47% | -- | -- | 2.91 | 1.98 |
| East North Central | 2.39 | 2.64 | -9.5% | 2.57 | 2.76 | 2.11 | 2.45 |
| Illinois | W | W | W | 1.77 | 2.17 | W | W |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.88 | 2.99 | W | W |
| Michigan | 2.43 | W | W | 2.43 | 2.81 | -- | W |
| Ohio | 2.42 | 3.01 | -20% | 2.83 | 2.59 | 2.35 | 3.06 |
| Wisconsin | 2.40 | 2.58 | -7.0% | 2.40 | 2.58 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.86 | 1.80 | 3.3% | 1.86 | 1.80 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.65 | 1.69 | -2.4% | 1.65 | 1.69 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.56 | 1.65 | -5.5% | 1.56 | 1.65 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.22 | 2.41 | -7.9% | 2.22 | 2.41 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.90 | 1.96 | -3.1% | 1.90 | 1.96 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.24 | 1.30 | -4.6% | 1.24 | 1.30 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.21 | 1.61 | 37% | 2.21 | 1.61 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.34 | 2.26 | 3.5% | 2.34 | 2.26 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | W | 3.56 | W | 3.48 | 3.64 | W | 2.47 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.55 | 3.27 | 8.6% | 3.55 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 4.06 | 4.27 | -4.9% | 4.06 | 4.27 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.63 | 5.16 | -10% | 4.63 | 5.16 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.32 | 3.34 | -0.6% | 3.32 | 3.34 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 3.70 | 5.68 | -35% | 3.70 | 5.68 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.90 | 2.85 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.40 | 2.70 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.53 | 2.97 | -15% | 2.53 | 2.97 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.27 | 2.40 | -5.4% | 2.27 | 2.40 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.12 | 3.51 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.00 | 3.95 | -24% | 3.00 | 3.95 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.05 | 2.19 | -6.4% | 2.01 | 2.28 | 2.07 | 2.10 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 1.98 | 2.20 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.44 | 3.32 | 3.6% | 3.44 | 3.32 | -- | -- |
| Oklahoma | 2.10 | 2.33 | -9.9% | 2.10 | 2.33 | -- | -- |
| Texas | W | W | W | 1.80 | 2.06 | W | W |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.64 | 2.41 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.21 | 3.04 | 5.6% | 3.21 | 3.04 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.53 | 2.29 | 10% | 2.53 | 2.29 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 5.00 | 4.88 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.59 | -- | -- | 3.59 | -- | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.67 | 2.57 | 43% | 3.67 | 2.57 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.73 | 2.06 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.01 | 4.38 | -8.4% | 4.01 | 4.38 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.01 | 4.38 | -8.4% | 4.01 | 4.38 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.42 | 2.50 | -3.2% | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2.17 | 2.27 |
| 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 2023 are final. Values for 2024 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." |