Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2026
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Next Release Date:
November 24, 2026
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, August 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | August 2025 | Percentage Change | August 2026 | August 2025 | August 2026 | August 2025 | |
| New England | 3.37 | 3.25 | 3.7% | 5.64 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.25 |
| Connecticut | 3.82 | 3.31 | 15% | -- | -- | 3.82 | 3.31 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 2.69 | 3.42 | -21% | 5.64 | 3.18 | 2.67 | 3.42 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 2.58 | W | -- | -- | W | 2.58 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.21 | 2.54 | -13% | 2.66 | 2.92 | 2.17 | 2.51 |
| New Jersey | 1.99 | 2.45 | -19% | -- | -- | 1.99 | 2.45 |
| New York | 2.49 | 2.95 | -16% | 2.66 | 2.92 | 2.42 | 2.96 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.11 | 2.32 | -9.1% | -- | -- | 2.11 | 2.32 |
| East North Central | 2.82 | 2.94 | -4.1% | 3.22 | 3.24 | 2.56 | 2.73 |
| Illinois | 2.57 | 2.80 | -8.2% | 2.69 | 3.38 | 2.56 | 2.77 |
| Indiana | 3.21 | 3.15 | 1.9% | 3.61 | 3.38 | 2.66 | 2.81 |
| Michigan | 3.01 | 3.03 | -0.7% | 3.28 | 3.19 | 2.65 | 2.78 |
| Ohio | 2.54 | 2.72 | -6.6% | 2.75 | 3.04 | 2.51 | 2.67 |
| Wisconsin | 3.01 | 3.25 | -7.4% | 3.01 | 3.25 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 2.84 | 2.97 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.18 | 2.74 | -20% | 2.18 | 2.74 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.32 | 3.29 | 0.9% | 3.32 | 3.29 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.26 | 3.29 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.00 | 3.22 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.28 | 3.16 | 3.8% | 3.28 | 3.16 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.15 | 2.40 | -10% | 2.15 | 2.40 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.78 | 2.58 | 7.8% | 2.78 | 2.58 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.09 | 3.96 | 3.3% | 4.22 | 4.08 | 3.05 | 3.09 |
| Delaware | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | 4.40 | W | 4.48 | 4.41 | W | 4.00 |
| Georgia | W | 3.54 | W | 3.97 | 3.53 | W | 3.63 |
| Maryland | 2.84 | 2.85 | -0.4% | 2.67 | 2.97 | 2.88 | 2.81 |
| North Carolina | W | 4.45 | W | 4.79 | 4.66 | W | 3.29 |
| South Carolina | 4.09 | 3.92 | 4.3% | 4.09 | 3.92 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.52 | 2.89 | -13% | 2.58 | 2.93 | 2.34 | 2.79 |
| West Virginia | W | 2.27 | W | 2.04 | 2.70 | W | 2.14 |
| East South Central | 3.15 | 3.35 | -6.0% | 3.06 | 3.31 | 3.60 | 3.51 |
| Alabama | 3.79 | 3.64 | 4.1% | 3.89 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.56 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 2.99 | 3.36 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.74 | 3.14 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.72 | 3.32 | -18% | 2.72 | 3.32 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.67 | 2.83 | -5.7% | 2.76 | 2.93 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| Arkansas | W | 3.11 | W | 2.64 | 3.11 | W | -- |
| Louisiana | 2.91 | 3.21 | -9.3% | 2.94 | 3.23 | 2.74 | 3.02 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 2.98 | 3.23 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.57 | 2.69 | -4.5% | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| Mountain | 3.03 | 2.81 | 7.8% | 3.01 | 2.80 | 3.44 | 2.90 |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 3.13 | 2.74 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.86 | 3.00 | W | W |
| Idaho | 3.24 | 2.61 | 24% | 3.24 | 2.61 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.05 | W | W | 2.05 | 1.22 | -- | W |
| Nevada | 3.29 | 3.01 | 9.3% | 3.29 | 3.01 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.25 | 2.19 | 2.7% | 2.25 | 2.19 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.13 | 3.14 | -0.3% | 3.13 | 3.14 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.59 | 2.66 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.74 | 3.22 | 16% | 4.00 | 3.30 | 3.44 | 3.09 |
| California | 3.99 | 3.84 | 3.9% | 4.40 | 4.34 | 3.54 | 3.23 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.26 | 1.79 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.95 | 2.77 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.40 | 5.85 | 44% | 8.40 | 5.85 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.40 | 5.85 | 44% | 8.40 | 5.85 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.12 | 3.16 | -1.3% | 3.45 | 3.41 | 2.63 | 2.78 |
| 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |