Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, May 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | May 2025 | Percentage Change | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2026 | May 2025 | |
| New England | 3.68 | 2.98 | 23% | -- | 3.51 | 3.68 | 2.98 |
| Connecticut | 4.06 | 3.25 | 25% | -- | -- | 4.06 | 3.25 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 2.52 | 2.91 | -13% | -- | 3.51 | 2.52 | 2.90 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.29 | 2.60 | -12% | 2.40 | 2.83 | 2.28 | 2.58 |
| New Jersey | 2.24 | 2.56 | -12% | -- | -- | 2.24 | 2.56 |
| New York | 2.40 | 2.98 | -19% | 2.40 | 2.83 | 2.40 | 3.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.25 | 2.45 | -8.2% | -- | -- | 2.25 | 2.45 |
| East North Central | 2.79 | 3.00 | -7.0% | 3.24 | 3.25 | 2.52 | 2.82 |
| Illinois | 2.61 | 2.75 | -5.1% | 3.12 | 8.88 | 2.59 | 2.72 |
| Indiana | 3.30 | 3.29 | 0.3% | 3.47 | 3.45 | 2.86 | 3.10 |
| Michigan | 2.84 | W | W | 3.05 | 3.19 | 2.62 | W |
| Ohio | 2.44 | 2.70 | -9.6% | 2.48 | 2.83 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| Wisconsin | 3.65 | 3.27 | 12% | 3.65 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 2.78 | 3.26 | W | W |
| Iowa | 1.87 | 2.36 | -21% | 1.87 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.02 | 3.82 | -21% | 3.02 | 3.82 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.15 | 3.85 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 2.98 | 3.47 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.23 | 3.87 | -17% | 3.23 | 3.87 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.37 | 4.48 | -47% | 2.37 | 4.48 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.75 | 3.30 | -17% | 2.75 | 3.30 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.62 | 4.09 | -11% | 3.74 | 4.21 | 2.70 | 3.16 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 3.74 | 4.35 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 3.33 | 3.48 | W | W |
| Maryland | 2.82 | 2.84 | -0.7% | 5.70 | 3.15 | 2.66 | 2.74 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.59 | 4.56 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 3.72 | 3.36 | 11% | 3.72 | 3.36 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.81 | 3.98 | -29% | 2.94 | 4.32 | 2.52 | 3.01 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.37 | 2.96 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.13 | 3.45 | -9.3% | 3.16 | 3.45 | 2.98 | 3.46 |
| Alabama | 3.15 | 3.55 | -11% | 3.29 | 3.62 | 2.98 | 3.46 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.31 | 3.68 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.01 | 3.35 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.44 | 3.23 | 6.5% | 3.44 | 3.23 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.27 | 3.14 | -28% | 2.32 | 3.37 | 2.24 | 2.93 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.61 | 3.16 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.83 | 3.46 | -18% | 2.85 | 3.51 | 2.70 | 3.13 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.02 | 3.47 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.01 | 3.03 | -34% | 1.42 | 3.27 | 2.21 | 2.93 |
| Mountain | 0.90 | 2.51 | -64% | 0.82 | 2.52 | 2.02 | 2.47 |
| Arizona | W | 2.56 | W | -0.48 | 2.54 | W | 2.61 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.52 | 2.75 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.28 | 2.08 | 9.6% | 2.28 | 2.08 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.49 | 1.83 | -19% | 1.49 | 1.83 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 1.58 | 2.51 | -37% | 1.58 | 2.51 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | -2.84 | 2.47 | -215% | -2.84 | 2.47 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.12 | 2.45 | -13% | 2.12 | 2.45 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 2.08 | W | 1.31 | 2.08 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 2.20 | 3.13 | -30% | 2.38 | 2.97 | 1.85 | 3.41 |
| California | 2.57 | 3.66 | -30% | 2.87 | 3.59 | 2.04 | 3.78 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.22 | 1.86 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 1.71 | 1.92 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.37 | 8.36 | 0.1% | 8.37 | 8.36 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.37 | 8.36 | 0.1% | 8.37 | 8.36 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.76 | 3.29 | -16% | 2.96 | 3.59 | 2.45 | 2.86 |
| 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." |