Electric Power Monthly
Data for October 2025
Release Date:
December 23, 2025
Next Release Date:
January 26, 2026
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| Table 4.10.A. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, October 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | October 2024 | Percentage Change | October 2025 | October 2024 | October 2025 | October 2024 | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.07 | 2.88 | 6.6% | -- | -- | 3.07 | 2.88 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07 | 2.88 | 6.6% | -- | -- | 3.07 | 2.88 |
| East North Central | 2.26 | 2.33 | -3.0% | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.00 | 2.05 |
| Illinois | 1.79 | 1.94 | -7.7% | 1.61 | 2.48 | 1.83 | 1.77 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.70 | 2.82 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | 2.39 | W | 2.64 | 2.39 | W | -- |
| Ohio | 2.28 | 2.42 | -5.8% | 3.01 | 2.88 | 2.20 | 2.33 |
| Wisconsin | 2.45 | 2.22 | 10% | 2.45 | 2.22 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.86 | 1.86 | 0.0% | 1.86 | 1.86 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.61 | 1.81 | -11% | 1.61 | 1.81 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.55 | 1.65 | -6.1% | 1.55 | 1.65 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.37 | 2.18 | 8.7% | 2.37 | 2.18 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.90 | 1.91 | -0.5% | 1.90 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.22 | 1.34 | -9.0% | 1.22 | 1.34 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.43 | 2.08 | 17% | 2.43 | 2.08 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.37 | 2.37 | 0.0% | 2.37 | 2.37 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.29 | 3.57 | -7.8% | 3.34 | 3.64 | 2.62 | 2.69 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.06 | 3.46 | -12% | 3.06 | 3.46 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.74 | 4.37 | -14% | 3.74 | 4.37 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.00 | 4.46 | -10% | 4.00 | 4.46 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.65 | 3.26 | 12% | 3.65 | 3.26 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.29 | 4.19 | 2.4% | 4.29 | 4.19 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.76 | 3.16 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.36 | 2.44 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.49 | 2.63 | -5.3% | 2.49 | 2.63 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.25 | 2.34 | -3.8% | 2.25 | 2.34 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.92 | 2.93 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.68 | 2.56 | 4.7% | 2.68 | 2.56 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.96 | 2.14 | -8.4% | 1.96 | 2.23 | 1.97 | 2.08 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.10 | 2.10 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 2.32 | 3.51 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | 1.85 | 2.16 | -14% | 1.85 | 2.16 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.87 | 2.06 | -9.2% | 1.86 | 2.21 | 1.88 | 2.01 |
| Mountain | W | 2.72 | W | 2.68 | 2.82 | W | 2.07 |
| Arizona | 3.29 | 3.30 | -0.3% | 3.29 | 3.30 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.42 | 2.69 | -10% | 2.42 | 2.69 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 4.62 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.62 | 3.61 | 0.3% | 3.62 | 3.61 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.66 | 3.75 | -2.4% | 3.66 | 3.75 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.66 | 1.68 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.11 | 4.35 | -5.5% | 4.11 | 4.35 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.11 | 4.35 | -5.5% | 4.11 | 4.35 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.37 | 2.46 | -3.7% | 2.46 | 2.56 | 2.11 | 2.15 |
| 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." |