Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, February 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | February 2024 | Percentage Change | February 2025 | February 2024 | February 2025 | February 2024 | |
| New England | 13.02 | 6.36 | 105% | -- | -- | 13.02 | 6.36 |
| Connecticut | 12.99 | W | W | -- | -- | 12.99 | W |
| Maine | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| Massachusetts | 13.57 | 10.30 | 32% | -- | -- | 13.57 | 10.30 |
| New Hampshire | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 5.18 | 2.18 | 138% | 6.91 | 3.27 | 5.04 | 2.08 |
| New Jersey | 5.63 | 1.89 | 198% | -- | -- | 5.63 | 1.89 |
| New York | 6.80 | 2.99 | 127% | 6.91 | 3.27 | 6.75 | 2.88 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.37 | 1.84 | 138% | -- | -- | 4.37 | 1.84 |
| East North Central | 4.30 | 2.18 | 97% | 4.60 | 2.74 | 4.13 | 1.86 |
| Illinois | 4.21 | 1.67 | 152% | 3.85 | 1.77 | 4.23 | 1.65 |
| Indiana | 4.56 | 2.26 | 102% | 4.95 | 2.77 | 4.22 | 1.80 |
| Michigan | 4.52 | 2.12 | 113% | 4.68 | 2.40 | 4.35 | 1.85 |
| Ohio | 4.02 | 2.01 | 100% | 4.09 | 2.57 | 4.00 | 1.94 |
| Wisconsin | 4.53 | 3.38 | 34% | 4.53 | 3.38 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 4.83 | 2.56 | W | W |
| Iowa | 3.70 | 2.09 | 77% | 3.70 | 2.09 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 6.35 | 2.21 | 187% | 6.35 | 2.21 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 5.00 | 2.93 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 5.35 | 3.17 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 9.54 | 6.97 | 37% | 9.54 | 6.97 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 4.81 | 2.63 | 83% | 4.81 | 2.63 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 4.06 | 2.22 | 83% | 4.06 | 2.22 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 5.36 | 3.52 | 52% | 5.44 | 3.71 | 4.74 | 2.18 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 5.35 | 3.92 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 4.87 | 2.46 | W | W |
| Maryland | 5.80 | W | W | 6.15 | 3.07 | 5.68 | W |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 6.25 | 4.95 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 5.26 | 3.34 | 57% | 5.26 | 3.34 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.97 | 2.70 | 84% | 5.20 | 2.98 | 4.19 | 1.84 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 5.75 | 6.38 | W | W |
| East South Central | 4.63 | 2.56 | 81% | 4.64 | 2.61 | 4.57 | 2.32 |
| Alabama | 4.47 | W | W | 4.29 | 2.74 | 4.62 | W |
| Kentucky | W | 3.74 | W | 5.76 | 3.74 | W | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 4.40 | 2.27 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 4.56 | 2.78 | 64% | 4.56 | 2.78 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.96 | 2.18 | 82% | 4.28 | 2.67 | 3.69 | 1.80 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 5.37 | 2.88 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 4.90 | W | W | 4.93 | 2.58 | 4.57 | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 4.51 | 3.32 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.61 | 1.94 | 86% | 3.50 | 2.34 | 3.66 | 1.81 |
| Mountain | 4.02 | 3.64 | 10% | 4.07 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 2.67 |
| Arizona | 3.84 | W | W | 3.97 | 3.18 | 3.59 | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 4.24 | 3.37 | W | W |
| Idaho | 3.78 | 2.88 | 31% | 3.78 | 2.88 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.85 | 1.34 | 113% | 2.85 | 1.34 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 4.24 | 4.67 | -9.2% | 4.24 | 4.67 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 5.89 | 2.13 | 177% | 5.89 | 2.13 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.94 | 4.97 | -21% | 3.94 | 4.97 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 3.65 | 4.56 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 4.28 | W | W | 4.50 | 4.72 | 3.90 | W |
| California | 4.91 | 4.42 | 11% | 5.10 | 5.42 | 4.50 | 3.29 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 3.12 | 3.33 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 4.35 | 4.29 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.33 | 8.18 | 1.8% | 8.33 | 8.18 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.33 | 8.18 | 1.8% | 8.33 | 8.18 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 4.89 | 2.90 | 69% | 4.88 | 3.34 | 4.89 | 2.32 |
| 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." |