Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, February 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | February 2025 | Percentage Change | February 2026 | February 2025 | February 2026 | February 2025 | |
| New England | 17.99 | 13.02 | 38% | -- | -- | 17.99 | 13.02 |
| Connecticut | 14.92 | 12.99 | 15% | -- | -- | 14.92 | 12.99 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 26.33 | 13.57 | 94% | -- | -- | 26.33 | 13.57 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 7.62 | 5.17 | 47% | 19.76 | 6.91 | 6.85 | 5.03 |
| New Jersey | 6.90 | 5.63 | 23% | -- | -- | 6.90 | 5.63 |
| New York | 11.50 | 6.78 | 70% | 19.76 | 6.91 | 9.18 | 6.74 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.98 | 4.37 | 37% | -- | -- | 5.98 | 4.37 |
| East North Central | 4.38 | 4.30 | 1.9% | 4.65 | 4.60 | 4.21 | 4.13 |
| Illinois | 3.57 | 4.21 | -15% | 3.62 | 3.85 | 3.56 | 4.23 |
| Indiana | 4.11 | 4.56 | -9.9% | 3.94 | 4.95 | 4.31 | 4.22 |
| Michigan | 4.18 | 4.52 | -7.5% | 4.48 | 4.68 | 3.86 | 4.35 |
| Ohio | 4.45 | 4.02 | 11% | 4.31 | 4.09 | 4.48 | 4.00 |
| Wisconsin | 6.38 | 4.53 | 41% | 6.38 | 4.53 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 5.71 | 4.83 | W | W |
| Iowa | 3.10 | 3.70 | -16% | 3.10 | 3.70 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 9.25 | 6.35 | 46% | 9.25 | 6.35 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 5.24 | 5.00 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 8.80 | 5.35 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 19.52 | 9.54 | 105% | 19.52 | 9.54 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.70 | 4.81 | -44% | 2.70 | 4.81 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 4.26 | 4.06 | 4.9% | 4.26 | 4.06 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 8.85 | 5.36 | 65% | 8.96 | 5.44 | 8.06 | 4.76 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 8.58 | 5.35 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 7.61 | 4.99 | W | W |
| Maryland | 12.71 | 5.89 | 116% | 9.34 | 6.15 | 13.73 | 5.80 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 12.45 | 6.25 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 8.46 | 5.26 | 61% | 8.46 | 5.26 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 6.97 | 4.97 | 40% | 7.54 | 5.20 | 5.06 | 4.19 |
| West Virginia | 4.29 | W | W | 4.36 | 5.75 | 3.95 | W |
| East South Central | 5.76 | 4.63 | 24% | 5.73 | 4.64 | 5.88 | 4.57 |
| Alabama | 6.55 | 4.47 | 47% | 7.29 | 4.29 | 5.94 | 4.62 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 5.64 | 5.76 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 5.08 | 4.40 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 6.40 | 4.56 | 40% | 6.40 | 4.56 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.53 | 3.97 | -11% | 3.95 | 4.30 | 3.14 | 3.68 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.47 | 5.37 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | 4.90 | W | 4.47 | 4.93 | W | 4.57 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 6.70 | 4.50 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.97 | 3.62 | -18% | 2.72 | 3.55 | 3.08 | 3.64 |
| Mountain | 3.78 | 4.08 | -7.4% | 3.84 | 4.14 | 2.84 | 3.74 |
| Arizona | W | 3.84 | W | 3.03 | 3.97 | W | 3.59 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 4.34 | 4.24 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.46 | 3.78 | -35% | 2.46 | 3.78 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.78 | 2.85 | -38% | 1.78 | 2.85 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 4.81 | 4.24 | 13% | 4.81 | 4.24 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.82 | 5.79 | -51% | 2.82 | 5.79 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 4.23 | 3.94 | 7.4% | 4.23 | 3.94 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 3.68 | 3.65 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.36 | 4.28 | -21% | 3.76 | 4.50 | 2.66 | 3.90 |
| California | 4.02 | 4.91 | -18% | 4.34 | 5.10 | 3.39 | 4.50 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.73 | 3.12 | W | W |
| Washington | 3.46 | W | W | 3.46 | 4.35 | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.32 | 8.33 | -0.1% | 8.32 | 8.33 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.32 | 8.33 | -0.1% | 8.32 | 8.33 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 6.34 | 4.89 | 30% | 6.57 | 4.89 | 6.03 | 4.90 |
| 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |