Electric Power Monthly
Data for September 2025
Release Date:
November 25, 2025
Next Release Date:
December 23, 2025
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, September 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | September 2024 | Percentage Change | September 2025 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2024 | |
| New England | 2.36 | 1.99 | 19% | 2.61 | 1.90 | 2.36 | 1.99 |
| Connecticut | 2.35 | 1.92 | 22% | -- | -- | 2.35 | 1.92 |
| Maine | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Massachusetts | 2.50 | 1.98 | 26% | 2.61 | 1.90 | 2.50 | 1.98 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 1.68 | W | -- | -- | W | 1.68 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.12 | 1.79 | 18% | 2.51 | 1.79 | 2.08 | 1.79 |
| New Jersey | 1.88 | 1.64 | 15% | -- | -- | 1.88 | 1.64 |
| New York | 2.63 | 2.05 | 28% | 2.51 | 1.79 | 2.69 | 2.14 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.93 | 1.68 | 15% | -- | -- | 1.93 | 1.68 |
| East North Central | 2.90 | 2.13 | 36% | 3.24 | 2.35 | 2.69 | 1.99 |
| Illinois | 2.84 | 2.11 | 35% | 3.01 | 2.46 | 2.81 | 2.07 |
| Indiana | 3.14 | 2.29 | 37% | 3.31 | 2.41 | 2.97 | 2.12 |
| Michigan | 3.13 | 2.29 | 37% | 3.32 | 2.49 | 2.88 | 2.07 |
| Ohio | 2.51 | 1.92 | 31% | 2.64 | 2.00 | 2.49 | 1.91 |
| Wisconsin | 3.36 | 2.30 | 46% | 3.36 | 2.30 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | 2.49 | W | 3.13 | 2.54 | W | 2.17 |
| Iowa | 2.50 | 2.47 | 1.2% | 2.50 | 2.47 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.80 | 2.23 | 70% | 3.80 | 2.23 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.98 | 2.90 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.44 | 2.28 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 4.09 | 3.69 | 11% | 4.09 | 3.69 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 3.83 | 2.62 | 46% | 3.83 | 2.62 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.95 | 2.32 | 27% | 2.95 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.81 | 3.05 | 25% | 3.96 | 3.16 | 2.66 | 2.23 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.16 | 3.19 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 4.12 | 2.70 | W | W |
| Maryland | 2.26 | 2.04 | 11% | 2.55 | 2.42 | 2.20 | 1.94 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.43 | 4.11 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 3.40 | 3.24 | 4.9% | 3.40 | 3.24 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.56 | 2.23 | 15% | 2.65 | 2.36 | 2.32 | 1.86 |
| West Virginia | W | 1.70 | W | 2.02 | 1.72 | W | 1.70 |
| East South Central | 3.30 | 2.46 | 34% | 3.27 | 2.44 | 3.41 | 2.55 |
| Alabama | 3.51 | 2.58 | 36% | 3.59 | 2.61 | 3.44 | 2.56 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.48 | 2.68 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | 2.33 | W | 3.10 | 2.33 | W | -- |
| Tennessee | 3.16 | 2.21 | 43% | 3.16 | 2.21 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.77 | 2.15 | 29% | 2.81 | 2.24 | 2.74 | 2.06 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.08 | 2.42 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.35 | 2.59 | 29% | 3.37 | 2.63 | 3.07 | 2.25 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.23 | 2.67 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.56 | 1.99 | 29% | 2.15 | 1.84 | 2.73 | 2.06 |
| Mountain | 2.47 | 1.71 | 44% | 2.43 | 1.69 | 3.17 | 2.10 |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 2.22 | 1.48 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.93 | 2.25 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.03 | 1.90 | 6.8% | 2.03 | 1.90 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 0.74 | W | W | 0.74 | 0.37 | -- | W |
| Nevada | 2.85 | 2.26 | 26% | 2.85 | 2.26 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 0.97 | 0.15 | 547% | 0.97 | 0.15 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.92 | 2.06 | 42% | 2.92 | 2.06 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 4.11 | 1.63 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.54 | 2.58 | 37% | 3.62 | 2.62 | 3.43 | 2.54 |
| California | 4.04 | 3.03 | 33% | 4.37 | 3.47 | 3.66 | 2.60 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.63 | 1.46 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 2.95 | 2.43 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.32 | 6.33 | 31% | 8.32 | 6.33 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.32 | 6.33 | 31% | 8.32 | 6.33 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.04 | 2.37 | 28% | 3.36 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.04 |
| 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 2024 are final. Values for 2025 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." |