Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, April 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | April 2024 | Percentage Change | April 2025 | April 2024 | April 2025 | April 2024 | |
| New England | 3.90 | W | W | 4.91 | -- | 3.89 | W |
| Connecticut | 3.52 | 1.66 | 112% | -- | -- | 3.52 | 1.66 |
| Maine | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| Massachusetts | 3.70 | 1.63 | 127% | 4.91 | -- | 3.68 | 1.63 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.09 | 1.67 | 85% | 3.39 | 1.64 | 3.07 | 1.67 |
| New Jersey | 2.98 | 1.48 | 101% | -- | -- | 2.98 | 1.48 |
| New York | 3.46 | 2.04 | 70% | 3.39 | 1.64 | 3.49 | 2.22 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.96 | 1.57 | 89% | -- | -- | 2.96 | 1.57 |
| East North Central | 3.33 | 1.83 | 82% | 3.48 | 2.15 | 3.22 | 1.61 |
| Illinois | 2.98 | 1.59 | 87% | 4.17 | 1.64 | 2.96 | 1.58 |
| Indiana | 3.22 | 1.71 | 88% | 3.15 | 1.87 | 3.32 | 1.55 |
| Michigan | W | 1.87 | W | 3.87 | 2.09 | W | 1.65 |
| Ohio | 3.27 | 1.69 | 93% | 3.50 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 1.61 |
| Wisconsin | 3.35 | 2.62 | 28% | 3.35 | 2.62 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 3.47 | 2.18 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.61 | 1.86 | 40% | 2.61 | 1.86 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 4.31 | 2.07 | 108% | 4.31 | 2.07 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.23 | 3.10 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.55 | 1.87 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 4.49 | 3.32 | 35% | 4.49 | 3.32 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 4.41 | 3.44 | 28% | 4.41 | 3.44 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.64 | 1.77 | 106% | 3.64 | 1.77 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.56 | 2.89 | 58% | 4.74 | 3.07 | 3.49 | 1.86 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 5.06 | 2.97 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 4.08 | 2.15 | W | W |
| Maryland | 3.40 | 1.83 | 86% | 4.53 | 1.94 | 3.31 | 1.79 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.74 | 4.46 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 3.58 | 3.30 | 8.5% | 3.58 | 3.30 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.10 | 2.54 | 61% | 4.47 | 2.75 | 3.37 | 2.04 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 3.16 | 1.79 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.77 | 1.92 | 96% | 3.76 | 1.94 | 3.81 | 1.85 |
| Alabama | 4.00 | W | W | 4.08 | 2.02 | 3.86 | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.69 | 2.18 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.63 | 1.78 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.65 | 2.19 | 67% | 3.65 | 2.19 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.19 | 1.63 | 96% | 3.33 | 1.72 | 3.08 | 1.55 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.36 | 1.76 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 3.82 | 1.98 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.70 | 1.99 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.01 | 1.48 | 103% | 2.89 | 1.25 | 3.06 | 1.55 |
| Mountain | 2.41 | 1.53 | 58% | 2.42 | 1.51 | 2.35 | 1.66 |
| Arizona | 2.17 | W | W | 2.14 | 1.06 | 2.26 | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.91 | 1.98 | W | W |
| Idaho | -- | 1.66 | -- | -- | 1.66 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.78 | 1.04 | 71% | 1.78 | 1.04 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.86 | 2.27 | 26% | 2.86 | 2.27 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 1.45 | 0.31 | 368% | 1.45 | 0.31 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.68 | 1.98 | 35% | 2.68 | 1.98 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.29 | 1.74 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.40 | 2.69 | 26% | 3.34 | 2.92 | 3.47 | 2.46 |
| California | 4.07 | 3.13 | 30% | 4.19 | 3.63 | 3.90 | 2.73 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.91 | 1.60 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 2.80 | 2.92 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.32 | 8.17 | 1.8% | 8.32 | 8.17 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.32 | 8.17 | 1.8% | 8.32 | 8.17 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.61 | 2.06 | 75% | 3.91 | 2.34 | 3.22 | 1.69 |
| 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." |