Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) February 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 YTD | February 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | February 2026 YTD | February 2025 YTD | February 2026 YTD | February 2025 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.33 | 3.12 | 6.7% | -- | -- | 3.33 | 3.12 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 3.33 | 3.12 | 6.7% | -- | -- | 3.33 | 3.12 |
| East North Central | 2.31 | 2.33 | -0.9% | 2.48 | 2.58 | 2.01 | 1.95 |
| Illinois | 1.68 | 1.73 | -2.9% | 1.70 | 1.90 | 1.67 | 1.69 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.72 | 2.83 | W | W |
| Michigan | 2.44 | W | W | 2.44 | 2.50 | -- | W |
| Ohio | 2.41 | 2.25 | 7.1% | 2.86 | 2.53 | 2.32 | 2.21 |
| Wisconsin | 2.52 | 2.55 | -1.2% | 2.52 | 2.55 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.81 | 1.77 | 2.3% | 1.81 | 1.77 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.70 | 1.75 | -2.9% | 1.70 | 1.75 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.64 | 1.56 | 5.1% | 1.64 | 1.56 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.48 | 2.36 | 5.1% | 2.48 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.90 | 1.92 | -1.0% | 1.90 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.19 | 1.28 | -7.0% | 1.19 | 1.28 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.85 | 1.72 | 7.6% | 1.85 | 1.72 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.52 | 2.42 | 4.1% | 2.52 | 2.42 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.28 | 3.45 | -4.9% | 3.32 | 3.48 | 2.86 | 3.13 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.51 | 3.65 | -3.8% | 3.51 | 3.65 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.27 | 3.95 | -17% | 3.27 | 3.95 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.09 | 4.44 | -7.9% | 4.09 | 4.44 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.78 | 3.43 | 10% | 3.78 | 3.43 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.36 | 4.51 | -3.3% | 4.36 | 4.51 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.71 | 2.76 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.41 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.49 | 2.61 | -4.6% | 2.49 | 2.61 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.39 | 2.26 | 5.8% | 2.39 | 2.26 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.39 | 3.12 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.60 | 2.93 | -11% | 2.60 | 2.93 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.98 | 2.07 | -4.3% | 2.00 | 2.10 | 1.96 | 2.04 |
| Arkansas | 2.15 | W | W | 2.15 | 2.22 | -- | W |
| Louisiana | 2.21 | W | W | 2.21 | 3.15 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.12 | 1.99 | 6.5% | 2.12 | 1.99 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.92 | 1.95 | -1.5% | 1.83 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.96 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.82 | 2.61 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.19 | 3.20 | -0.3% | 3.19 | 3.20 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.09 | 1.90 | 10% | 2.09 | 1.90 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.66 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.71 | 3.61 | 2.8% | 3.71 | 3.61 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.65 | 3.57 | 2.2% | 3.65 | 3.57 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.64 | 1.83 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.60 | 4.42 | 4.1% | 4.60 | 4.42 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.60 | 4.42 | 4.1% | 4.60 | 4.42 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.42 | 2.40 | 0.8% | 2.45 | 2.47 | 2.28 | 2.18 |
| 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. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |