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Data for January 2026 Release Date: March 24, 2026 Next Release Date: April 23, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 4.11.B. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids 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 17.26 18.49 -6.7% -- -- 17.26 18.49
Connecticut W W W -- -- W W
Maine W W W -- -- W W
Massachusetts W W W -- -- W W
New Hampshire W W W -- -- W W
Rhode Island W W W -- -- W W
Vermont -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 15.04 17.65 -15% 12.36 19.38 16.48 17.60
New Jersey W W W -- -- W W
New York 14.88 17.12 -13% 12.36 19.38 16.52 17.04
Pennsylvania 16.27 19.22 -15% -- -- 16.27 19.22
East North Central 16.57 W W 16.08 17.55 18.98 W
Illinois 21.78 W W 18.87 -- 22.74 W
Indiana 15.02 17.87 -16% 15.02 17.87 -- --
Michigan 12.76 16.29 -22% 12.76 16.29 -- --
Ohio W W W 18.17 17.61 W W
Wisconsin 16.10 18.57 -13% 16.10 18.57 -- --
West North Central 17.01 17.32 -1.8% 17.01 17.32 -- --
Iowa 15.32 17.36 -12% 15.32 17.36 -- --
Kansas 17.36 17.14 1.3% 17.36 17.14 -- --
Minnesota 17.28 17.33 -0.3% 17.28 17.33 -- --
Missouri 17.42 17.40 0.1% 17.42 17.40 -- --
Nebraska 17.26 17.64 -2.2% 17.26 17.64 -- --
North Dakota 14.13 16.86 -16% 14.13 16.86 -- --
South Dakota -- 17.47 -- -- 17.47 -- --
South Atlantic 17.02 18.51 -8.0% 18.25 18.99 16.10 17.98
Delaware W W W -- -- W W
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida W 20.14 W 20.08 20.14 W --
Georgia W W W 18.31 19.43 W W
Maryland 17.58 17.51 0.4% -- -- 17.58 17.51
North Carolina 19.43 19.44 -0.1% 19.43 19.44 -- --
South Carolina 16.56 18.44 -10% 16.56 18.44 -- --
Virginia W W W 15.86 18.46 W W
West Virginia W 19.85 W 17.27 19.85 W --
East South Central 16.98 17.78 -4.5% 16.98 17.78 -- --
Alabama 18.59 18.42 0.9% 18.59 18.42 -- --
Kentucky 15.72 17.78 -12% 15.72 17.78 -- --
Mississippi 15.97 17.63 -9.4% 15.97 17.63 -- --
Tennessee 17.21 17.55 -1.9% 17.21 17.55 -- --
West South Central W W W 17.66 17.20 W W
Arkansas 17.80 16.80 6.0% 17.80 16.80 -- --
Louisiana 16.73 -- -- 16.73 -- -- --
Oklahoma 17.00 16.75 1.5% 17.00 16.75 -- --
Texas W W W 18.55 18.02 W W
Mountain W W W 16.57 18.53 W W
Arizona 19.35 18.64 3.8% 19.35 18.64 -- --
Colorado 14.95 18.69 -20% 14.95 18.69 -- --
Idaho -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montana W W W -- -- W W
Nevada W 18.38 W -- 18.38 W --
New Mexico -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Utah 14.06 18.13 -22% 14.06 18.13 -- --
Wyoming 16.67 18.83 -11% 16.67 18.83 -- --
Pacific Contiguous -- W W -- -- -- W
California -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oregon -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington -- W W -- -- -- W
Pacific Noncontiguous W W W 14.74 16.51 W W
Alaska 18.72 20.40 -8.2% 18.72 20.40 -- --
Hawaii W W W 14.72 16.50 W W
U.S. Total 15.90 17.51 -9.2% 15.03 17.13 16.75 17.95

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.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."