| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) June 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 YTD | June 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | June 2026 YTD | June 2025 YTD | June 2026 YTD | June 2025 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.94 | 2.90 | 1.4% | 3.12 | -- | 2.93 | 2.90 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.94 | 2.90 | 1.4% | 3.12 | -- | 2.93 | 2.90 |
| East North Central | 2.29 | 2.32 | -1.3% | 2.49 | 2.55 | 1.94 | 1.95 |
| Illinois | 1.64 | 1.66 | -1.2% | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 1.62 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.77 | 2.81 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.46 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.25 | 2.25 | 0.0% | 2.53 | 2.73 | 2.19 | 2.18 |
| Wisconsin | 2.45 | 2.60 | -5.8% | 2.45 | 2.60 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.86 | 1.85 | 0.5% | 1.86 | 1.85 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.70 | 1.77 | -4.0% | 1.70 | 1.77 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.64 | 1.58 | 3.8% | 1.64 | 1.58 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.47 | 2.44 | 1.2% | 2.47 | 2.44 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.99 | 1.92 | 3.6% | 1.99 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.23 | 1.27 | -3.1% | 1.23 | 1.27 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.94 | 1.97 | -1.5% | 1.94 | 1.97 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.64 | 2.40 | 10% | 2.64 | 2.40 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.32 | 3.42 | -2.9% | 3.37 | 3.46 | 2.81 | 2.89 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.39 | 3.70 | -8.4% | 3.39 | 3.70 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.34 | 3.74 | -11% | 3.34 | 3.74 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.20 | 4.33 | -3.0% | 4.20 | 4.33 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.79 | 3.51 | 8.0% | 3.79 | 3.51 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.64 | 4.56 | 1.8% | 4.64 | 4.56 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.70 | 2.82 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.46 | 2.41 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.41 | 2.66 | -9.4% | 2.41 | 2.66 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.44 | 2.27 | 7.5% | 2.44 | 2.27 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.17 | 2.99 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.66 | 2.73 | -2.6% | 2.66 | 2.73 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.01 | 2.07 | -2.9% | 2.02 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.07 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.18 | 2.23 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.24 | W | W | 2.24 | 2.73 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.17 | 1.96 | 11% | 2.17 | 1.96 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.93 | 1.95 | -1.0% | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 1.99 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.83 | 2.65 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.49 | 3.27 | 6.7% | 3.49 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.52 | 2.11 | 19% | 2.52 | 2.11 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.66 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.52 | 3.57 | -1.4% | 3.52 | 3.57 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.72 | 3.56 | 4.5% | 3.72 | 3.56 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.56 | 1.75 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.42 | 4.39 | 0.7% | 4.42 | 4.39 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.42 | 4.39 | 0.7% | 4.42 | 4.39 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.43 | 2.44 | -0.4% | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.17 | 2.18 |
| 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." |