Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 24, 2026
| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) August 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | August 2026 YTD | August 2025 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.83 | 2.52 | 12% | 3.21 | -- | 2.82 | 2.52 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.83 | 2.52 | 12% | 3.21 | -- | 2.82 | 2.52 |
| East North Central | 2.31 | 2.31 | 0.0% | 2.52 | 2.53 | 1.96 | 1.95 |
| Illinois | 1.67 | 1.66 | 0.6% | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.64 | 1.63 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.81 | 2.80 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.51 | 2.39 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.25 | 2.26 | -0.4% | 2.47 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 2.18 |
| Wisconsin | 2.46 | 2.58 | -4.7% | 2.46 | 2.58 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.6% | 1.87 | 1.84 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.74 | 1.78 | -2.2% | 1.74 | 1.78 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.68 | 1.61 | 4.3% | 1.68 | 1.61 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.49 | 2.42 | 2.9% | 2.49 | 2.42 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 2.00 | 1.92 | 4.2% | 2.00 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.25 | 1.29 | -3.1% | 1.25 | 1.29 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.96 | 1.95 | 0.5% | 1.96 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.63 | 2.39 | 10% | 2.63 | 2.39 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.32 | 3.43 | -3.2% | 3.36 | 3.47 | 2.84 | 2.78 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.39 | 3.59 | -5.6% | 3.39 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.36 | 3.62 | -7.2% | 3.36 | 3.62 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.23 | 4.31 | -1.9% | 4.23 | 4.31 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.82 | 3.59 | 6.4% | 3.82 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.61 | 4.54 | 1.5% | 4.61 | 4.54 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | 2.81 | W | 2.66 | 2.88 | W | 2.28 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.49 | 2.38 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.42 | 2.53 | -4.3% | 2.42 | 2.53 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.46 | 2.27 | 8.4% | 2.46 | 2.27 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.07 | 2.94 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.69 | 2.75 | -2.2% | 2.69 | 2.75 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.04 | 2.04 | 0.0% | 2.08 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 2.05 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.20 | 2.20 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.26 | W | W | 2.26 | 2.55 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.24 | 1.94 | 15% | 2.24 | 1.94 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.0% | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.97 | 1.97 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.82 | 2.65 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.52 | 3.27 | 7.6% | 3.52 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.42 | 2.17 | 12% | 2.42 | 2.17 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.64 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.60 | 3.58 | 0.6% | 3.60 | 3.58 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.74 | 3.58 | 4.5% | 3.74 | 3.58 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.64 | 1.75 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.41 | 4.37 | 0.9% | 4.41 | 4.37 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.41 | 4.37 | 0.9% | 4.41 | 4.37 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.44 | 2.42 | 0.8% | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.18 | 2.14 |
| 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 2025 are final. Values for 2026 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." |