Electric Power Monthly
Data for December 2025
Release Date:
February 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
March 24, 2026
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| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, December 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | December 2024 | Percentage Change | December 2025 | December 2024 | December 2025 | December 2024 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.80 | 2.20 | 27% | -- | -- | 2.80 | 2.20 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.80 | 2.20 | 27% | -- | -- | 2.80 | 2.20 |
| East North Central | 2.28 | 2.34 | -2.6% | 2.47 | 2.47 | 1.98 | 2.09 |
| Illinois | 1.66 | 1.81 | -8.3% | 1.78 | 1.76 | 1.60 | 1.82 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.68 | 2.72 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | 2.39 | W | 2.38 | 2.39 | W | -- |
| Ohio | 2.27 | 2.41 | -5.8% | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.19 | 2.33 |
| Wisconsin | 2.47 | 2.32 | 6.5% | 2.47 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.88 | 1.79 | 5.0% | 1.88 | 1.79 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.65 | 1.60 | 3.1% | 1.65 | 1.60 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.62 | 1.57 | 3.2% | 1.62 | 1.57 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.46 | 2.32 | 6.0% | 2.46 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.86 | 1.88 | -1.1% | 1.86 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.20 | 1.34 | -10% | 1.20 | 1.34 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.32 | 1.91 | 21% | 2.32 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.57 | 2.36 | 8.9% | 2.57 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | W | 3.52 | W | 3.27 | 3.60 | W | 2.55 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.24 | 3.67 | -12% | 3.24 | 3.67 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.20 | 4.05 | -21% | 3.20 | 4.05 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 3.88 | 4.58 | -15% | 3.88 | 4.58 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 4.00 | 3.39 | 18% | 4.00 | 3.39 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.24 | 4.02 | 5.5% | 4.24 | 4.02 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.69 | 3.00 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.44 | 2.36 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.53 | 2.29 | 10% | 2.53 | 2.29 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.28 | 2.28 | 0.0% | 2.28 | 2.28 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.71 | 3.02 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.71 | 2.95 | -8.1% | 2.71 | 2.95 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.97 | 2.12 | -7.1% | 1.93 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 2.18 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.03 | 2.02 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.07 | W | W | 2.07 | 2.95 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 1.85 | 2.10 | -12% | 1.85 | 2.10 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.95 | 2.06 | -5.3% | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 2.12 |
| Mountain | W | 2.56 | W | 2.71 | 2.65 | W | 2.08 |
| Arizona | 3.28 | 3.32 | -1.2% | 3.28 | 3.32 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.28 | 2.53 | -9.9% | 2.28 | 2.53 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.05 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.67 | 3.63 | 1.1% | 3.67 | 3.63 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.66 | 3.75 | -2.4% | 3.66 | 3.75 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.53 | 1.59 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.22 | 3.88 | 8.8% | 4.22 | 3.88 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.22 | 3.88 | 8.8% | 4.22 | 3.88 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.38 | 2.39 | -0.4% | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.13 | 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 for 2024 are final. Values for 2025 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." |