Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | May 2025 | Percentage Change | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.51 | 2.84 | -12% | 3.56 | -- | 2.42 | 2.84 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.51 | 2.84 | -12% | 3.56 | -- | 2.42 | 2.84 |
| East North Central | 2.31 | 2.33 | -0.9% | 2.58 | 2.56 | 1.84 | 1.94 |
| Illinois | 1.67 | 1.52 | 9.9% | 1.91 | 1.70 | 1.59 | 1.44 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.82 | 2.88 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.64 | 2.40 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.04 | 2.23 | -8.5% | 2.33 | 2.97 | 1.96 | 2.15 |
| Wisconsin | 2.43 | 2.66 | -8.6% | 2.43 | 2.66 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.79 | 1.95 | -8.2% | 1.79 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.69 | 1.78 | -5.1% | 1.69 | 1.78 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.67 | 1.63 | 2.5% | 1.67 | 1.63 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.50 | 2.59 | -3.5% | 2.50 | 2.59 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 2.11 | 1.92 | 9.9% | 2.11 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.30 | 1.25 | 4.0% | 1.30 | 1.25 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.43 | 2.66 | -46% | 1.43 | 2.66 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.50 | 2.38 | 47% | 3.50 | 2.38 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.38 | W | W | 3.44 | 3.35 | 2.77 | W |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.36 | 3.48 | -3.4% | 3.36 | 3.48 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.47 | 3.42 | 1.5% | 3.47 | 3.42 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.28 | 4.30 | -0.5% | 4.28 | 4.30 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.91 | 3.58 | 9.2% | 3.91 | 3.58 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 5.01 | -- | -- | 5.01 | -- | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.70 | 2.84 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.47 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.42 | 2.61 | -7.3% | 2.42 | 2.61 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.46 | 2.36 | 4.2% | 2.46 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.06 | 3.02 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.64 | 2.82 | -6.4% | 2.64 | 2.82 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.03 | 2.09 | -2.9% | 2.04 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 2.22 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.30 | 2.23 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.33 | W | W | 2.33 | 2.11 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.36 | 1.88 | 26% | 2.36 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.93 | 2.02 | -4.5% | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.99 | 2.16 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.67 | 2.76 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.46 | 3.29 | 5.2% | 3.46 | 3.29 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.55 | 2.34 | 9.0% | 2.55 | 2.34 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.66 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 2.59 | 3.53 | -27% | 2.59 | 3.53 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.80 | 3.48 | 9.2% | 3.80 | 3.48 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 1.78 | W | 1.54 | 1.78 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.22 | 4.30 | -1.9% | 4.22 | 4.30 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.22 | 4.30 | -1.9% | 4.22 | 4.30 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.43 | 2.49 | -2.4% | 2.52 | 2.55 | 2.08 | 2.24 |
| 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 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." |