Electric Power Monthly
Data for June 2026
Release Date:
August 26, 2026
Next Release Date:
September 24, 2026
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, June 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | June 2025 | Percentage Change | June 2026 | June 2025 | June 2026 | June 2025 | |
| New England | 3.74 | 3.29 | 14% | 3.25 | 3.82 | 3.74 | 3.29 |
| Connecticut | 4.14 | 3.18 | 30% | -- | -- | 4.14 | 3.18 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 2.96 | 3.44 | -14% | 3.25 | 3.82 | 2.96 | 3.43 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.58 | 2.63 | -1.9% | 2.73 | 2.98 | 2.57 | 2.60 |
| New Jersey | 2.54 | 2.57 | -1.2% | -- | -- | 2.54 | 2.57 |
| New York | 2.77 | 3.03 | -8.6% | 2.73 | 2.98 | 2.79 | 3.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.50 | 2.45 | 2.0% | -- | -- | 2.50 | 2.45 |
| East North Central | 3.00 | 3.02 | -0.7% | 3.35 | 3.22 | 2.77 | 2.85 |
| Illinois | 2.79 | 2.84 | -1.8% | 2.82 | 3.30 | 2.79 | 2.83 |
| Indiana | 3.36 | 3.25 | 3.4% | 3.60 | 3.49 | 2.97 | 2.93 |
| Michigan | 3.15 | W | W | 3.42 | 3.08 | 2.85 | W |
| Ohio | 2.72 | 2.83 | -3.9% | 2.88 | 2.93 | 2.70 | 2.81 |
| Wisconsin | 3.26 | 3.31 | -1.5% | 3.26 | 3.31 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 2.96 | 3.17 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.33 | 2.52 | -7.5% | 2.33 | 2.52 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.46 | 3.62 | -4.4% | 3.46 | 3.62 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.73 | 3.61 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.20 | 3.28 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 4.49 | 4.52 | -0.7% | 4.49 | 4.52 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.42 | 4.02 | -40% | 2.42 | 4.02 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.96 | 3.23 | -8.4% | 2.96 | 3.23 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.14 | 4.20 | -1.4% | 4.26 | 4.35 | 3.44 | 3.21 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.46 | 4.67 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 4.03 | 3.91 | W | W |
| Maryland | 3.84 | 3.36 | 14% | 3.39 | 3.45 | 3.90 | 3.35 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.88 | 4.76 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 4.02 | 3.92 | 2.6% | 4.02 | 3.92 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.92 | 2.90 | 0.7% | 3.02 | 3.03 | 2.65 | 2.56 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.75 | 2.91 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.52 | 3.53 | -0.3% | 3.48 | 3.45 | 3.68 | 3.91 |
| Alabama | 3.88 | 3.95 | -1.8% | 4.06 | 3.93 | 3.70 | 3.97 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.46 | 3.43 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.20 | 3.30 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.51 | 3.43 | 2.3% | 3.51 | 3.43 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.70 | 2.98 | -9.4% | 2.64 | 3.09 | 2.75 | 2.87 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.89 | 2.93 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.11 | 3.39 | -8.3% | 3.13 | 3.42 | 3.04 | 3.14 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.19 | 3.28 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.51 | 2.86 | -12% | 1.98 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.87 |
| Mountain | W | 2.92 | W | 1.99 | 2.92 | W | 2.92 |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 1.29 | 3.06 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.42 | 3.28 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.04 | 2.15 | -5.1% | 2.04 | 2.15 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.80 | 1.30 | 38% | 1.80 | 1.30 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.95 | 2.91 | 1.4% | 2.95 | 2.91 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 0.18 | 2.13 | -92% | 0.18 | 2.13 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.43 | 2.96 | -18% | 2.43 | 2.96 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.71 | 2.66 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 2.61 | 3.49 | -25% | 2.87 | 3.52 | 2.21 | 3.45 |
| California | 3.12 | 4.08 | -24% | 3.49 | 4.34 | 2.52 | 3.77 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.65 | 1.81 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 2.21 | 2.74 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.42 | 8.46 | -0.5% | 8.42 | 8.46 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.42 | 8.46 | -0.5% | 8.42 | 8.46 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.18 | 3.35 | -5.1% | 3.39 | 3.64 | 2.86 | 2.91 |
| 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." |