Electric Power Monthly
Data for November 2025
Release Date:
January 26, 2026
Next Release Date:
February 24, 2026
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| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) November 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 YTD | November 2024 YTD | Percentage Change | November 2025 YTD | November 2024 YTD | November 2025 YTD | November 2024 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.81 | 2.24 | 25% | -- | -- | 2.81 | 2.24 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.81 | 2.24 | 25% | -- | -- | 2.81 | 2.24 |
| East North Central | 2.29 | 2.42 | -5.4% | 2.51 | 2.60 | 1.96 | 2.12 |
| Illinois | 1.67 | 1.80 | -7.2% | 1.71 | 2.05 | 1.66 | 1.74 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.76 | 2.88 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | 2.55 | W | 2.41 | 2.55 | W | -- |
| Ohio | 2.27 | 2.56 | -11% | 2.84 | 2.77 | 2.19 | 2.51 |
| Wisconsin | 2.54 | 2.32 | 9.5% | 2.54 | 2.32 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.6% | 1.85 | 1.82 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.74 | 1.92 | -9.4% | 1.74 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.61 | 1.61 | 0.0% | 1.61 | 1.61 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.40 | 2.29 | 4.8% | 2.40 | 2.29 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.92 | 1.84 | 4.3% | 1.92 | 1.84 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.24 | 1.32 | -6.1% | 1.24 | 1.32 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.05 | 1.90 | 7.9% | 2.05 | 1.90 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.38 | 2.36 | 0.8% | 2.38 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.41 | 3.44 | -0.9% | 3.46 | 3.53 | 2.80 | 2.46 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.44 | 3.61 | -4.7% | 3.44 | 3.61 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.62 | 4.15 | -13% | 3.62 | 4.15 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.26 | 4.50 | -5.3% | 4.26 | 4.50 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.62 | 3.27 | 11% | 3.62 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.47 | 4.54 | -1.5% | 4.47 | 4.54 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | 2.78 | W | 2.87 | 2.89 | W | 2.10 |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.38 | 2.55 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.53 | 2.68 | -5.6% | 2.53 | 2.68 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.26 | 2.41 | -6.2% | 2.26 | 2.41 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 2.93 | 3.75 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.72 | 3.02 | -9.9% | 2.72 | 3.02 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.03 | 2.10 | -3.3% | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.11 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.20 | 2.02 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 2.46 | 2.79 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | 1.93 | 2.17 | -11% | 1.93 | 2.17 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.93 | 2.02 | -4.5% | 1.83 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.03 |
| Mountain | W | 2.62 | W | 2.68 | 2.69 | W | 2.04 |
| Arizona | 3.28 | 3.23 | 1.5% | 3.28 | 3.23 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.23 | 2.19 | 1.8% | 2.23 | 2.19 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | 5.64 | 4.49 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.59 | 3.66 | -1.9% | 3.59 | 3.66 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.58 | 3.63 | -1.4% | 3.58 | 3.63 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.78 | 1.72 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.31 | 4.49 | -4.0% | 4.31 | 4.49 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.31 | 4.49 | -4.0% | 4.31 | 4.49 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.42 | 2.47 | -2.0% | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.16 | 2.16 |
| 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. 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." |