Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) January 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 YTD | January 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | January 2026 YTD | January 2025 YTD | January 2026 YTD | January 2025 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.97 | 3.39 | 17% | -- | -- | 3.97 | 3.39 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 3.97 | 3.39 | 17% | -- | -- | 3.97 | 3.39 |
| East North Central | 2.32 | 2.35 | -1.3% | 2.49 | 2.58 | 2.03 | 2.00 |
| Illinois | 1.69 | 1.83 | -7.7% | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.68 | 1.81 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.74 | 2.85 | W | W |
| Michigan | 2.39 | 2.48 | -3.6% | 2.39 | 2.48 | -- | -- |
| Ohio | 2.34 | 2.25 | 4.0% | 2.83 | 2.59 | 2.26 | 2.21 |
| Wisconsin | 2.55 | 2.49 | 2.4% | 2.55 | 2.49 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.81 | 1.76 | 2.8% | 1.81 | 1.76 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.68 | 1.73 | -2.9% | 1.68 | 1.73 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.69 | 1.58 | 7.0% | 1.69 | 1.58 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.52 | 2.36 | 6.8% | 2.52 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.91 | 1.91 | 0.0% | 1.91 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.20 | 1.29 | -7.0% | 1.20 | 1.29 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.82 | 1.66 | 9.6% | 1.82 | 1.66 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.51 | 2.41 | 4.1% | 2.51 | 2.41 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.27 | 3.32 | -1.5% | 3.31 | 3.34 | 2.72 | 3.13 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.46 | 3.59 | -3.6% | 3.46 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.30 | 3.77 | -12% | 3.30 | 3.77 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.07 | 4.44 | -8.3% | 4.07 | 4.44 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.81 | 3.37 | 13% | 3.81 | 3.37 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.41 | 4.13 | 6.8% | 4.41 | 4.13 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.73 | 2.63 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.41 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.63 | 2.50 | 5.2% | 2.63 | 2.50 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.35 | 2.25 | 4.4% | 2.35 | 2.25 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.25 | 2.94 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.57 | 3.12 | -18% | 2.57 | 3.12 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.01 | 2.09 | -3.8% | 2.04 | 2.15 | 1.98 | 2.05 |
| Arkansas | 2.19 | W | W | 2.19 | 2.18 | -- | W |
| Louisiana | 2.21 | W | W | 2.21 | 3.29 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.25 | 1.99 | 13% | 2.25 | 1.99 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.94 | 1.98 | -2.0% | 1.86 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 1.96 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.85 | 2.62 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.13 | 3.16 | -0.9% | 3.13 | 3.16 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.07 | 1.92 | 7.8% | 2.07 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.69 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.72 | 3.66 | 1.6% | 3.72 | 3.66 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.65 | 3.61 | 1.1% | 3.65 | 3.61 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.54 | 1.84 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.72 | 4.42 | 6.8% | 4.72 | 4.42 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.72 | 4.42 | 6.8% | 4.72 | 4.42 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.44 | 2.40 | 1.7% | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.34 | 2.22 |
| 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." |