Electric Power Monthly
Data for July 2026
Release Date:
September 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
October 23, 2026
| Table 4.13.B. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) July 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 YTD | July 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | July 2026 YTD | July 2025 YTD | July 2026 YTD | July 2025 YTD | |
| New England | 7.98 | 6.50 | 23% | 3.86 | 5.00 | 7.98 | 6.50 |
| Connecticut | 7.39 | 6.61 | 12% | -- | -- | 7.39 | 6.61 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 10.41 | 6.58 | 58% | 3.86 | 5.00 | 10.45 | 6.60 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 4.87 | 3.97 | 23% | 6.64 | 4.40 | 4.73 | 3.93 |
| New Jersey | 5.26 | 4.51 | 17% | -- | -- | 5.26 | 4.51 |
| New York | 5.57 | 4.61 | 21% | 6.64 | 4.40 | 5.21 | 4.69 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.44 | 3.54 | 25% | -- | -- | 4.44 | 3.54 |
| East North Central | 4.13 | 3.65 | 13% | 4.23 | 3.74 | 4.06 | 3.59 |
| Illinois | 5.32 | 3.84 | 39% | 4.12 | 3.86 | 5.54 | 3.84 |
| Indiana | 4.25 | 3.77 | 13% | 4.35 | 3.93 | 4.12 | 3.60 |
| Michigan | 4.03 | 3.68 | 9.5% | 4.23 | 3.74 | 3.80 | 3.59 |
| Ohio | 3.76 | 3.49 | 7.7% | 3.84 | 3.51 | 3.75 | 3.49 |
| Wisconsin | 4.31 | 3.68 | 17% | 4.31 | 3.68 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 4.43 | 3.76 | W | W |
| Iowa | 3.29 | 2.86 | 15% | 3.29 | 2.86 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 5.01 | 4.72 | 6.1% | 5.01 | 4.72 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.51 | 4.35 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 5.72 | 3.89 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 6.05 | 4.88 | 24% | 6.05 | 4.88 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 3.06 | 4.40 | -30% | 3.06 | 4.40 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.97 | 3.40 | 17% | 3.97 | 3.40 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 5.92 | 4.93 | 20% | 5.84 | 4.96 | 6.46 | 4.69 |
| Delaware | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 5.20 | 4.97 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 5.27 | 4.61 | W | W |
| Maryland | 12.08 | 6.76 | 79% | 11.02 | 5.95 | 12.27 | 6.96 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 7.95 | 5.62 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 5.85 | 4.76 | 23% | 5.85 | 4.76 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 5.64 | 4.24 | 33% | 6.20 | 4.50 | 4.05 | 3.48 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 4.83 | 3.85 | W | W |
| East South Central | 4.58 | 4.05 | 13% | 4.53 | 3.99 | 4.81 | 4.30 |
| Alabama | 4.67 | 4.21 | 11% | 4.47 | 4.13 | 4.89 | 4.30 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 5.00 | 4.38 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 4.27 | 3.83 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 5.08 | 3.91 | 30% | 5.08 | 3.91 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.31 | 3.48 | -4.9% | 3.41 | 3.68 | 3.23 | 3.30 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.57 | 3.81 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 4.24 | W | W | 4.29 | 4.12 | 3.94 | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 4.06 | 3.78 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.93 | 3.29 | -11% | 2.36 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 3.29 |
| Mountain | 2.28 | 3.29 | -31% | 2.28 | 3.31 | 2.18 | 3.15 |
| Arizona | 1.60 | 3.16 | -49% | 1.57 | 3.17 | 1.79 | 3.16 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.18 | 3.63 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.47 | 2.90 | -15% | 2.47 | 2.90 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.08 | 1.93 | 7.8% | 2.08 | 1.93 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.85 | 3.45 | -17% | 2.85 | 3.45 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 0.17 | 3.14 | -95% | 0.17 | 3.14 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.88 | 3.46 | -17% | 2.88 | 3.46 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.16 | 3.07 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 2.99 | 3.88 | -23% | 3.33 | 3.88 | 2.54 | 3.88 |
| California | 3.41 | 4.44 | -23% | 3.78 | 4.64 | 2.89 | 4.16 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.23 | 2.26 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.04 | 3.41 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.39 | 8.37 | 0.2% | 8.39 | 8.37 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.39 | 8.37 | 0.2% | 8.39 | 8.37 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 4.50 | 4.10 | 9.8% | 4.53 | 4.23 | 4.45 | 3.93 |
| 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." |