Electric Power Monthly
Data for July 2026
Release Date:
September 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
October 23, 2026
| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal 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 | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.87 | 2.86 | 0.3% | 3.12 | -- | 2.87 | 2.86 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 2.87 | 2.86 | 0.3% | 3.12 | -- | 2.87 | 2.86 |
| East North Central | 2.30 | 2.31 | -0.4% | 2.51 | 2.54 | 1.94 | 1.94 |
| Illinois | 1.66 | 1.66 | 0.0% | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.62 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.80 | 2.81 | W | W |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 2.50 | 2.41 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.24 | 2.24 | 0.0% | 2.50 | 2.75 | 2.18 | 2.17 |
| Wisconsin | 2.46 | 2.61 | -5.7% | 2.46 | 2.61 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.6% | 1.87 | 1.84 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.73 | 1.78 | -2.8% | 1.73 | 1.78 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.68 | 1.60 | 5.0% | 1.68 | 1.60 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.48 | 2.44 | 1.6% | 2.48 | 2.44 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 2.00 | 1.92 | 4.2% | 2.00 | 1.92 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.25 | 1.26 | -0.8% | 1.25 | 1.26 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 1.96 | 1.97 | -0.5% | 1.96 | 1.97 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.64 | 2.40 | 10% | 2.64 | 2.40 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.32 | 3.42 | -2.9% | 3.36 | 3.46 | 2.83 | 2.84 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.40 | 3.66 | -7.1% | 3.40 | 3.66 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.35 | 3.66 | -8.5% | 3.35 | 3.66 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.22 | 4.35 | -3.0% | 4.22 | 4.35 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.81 | 3.56 | 7.0% | 3.81 | 3.56 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.62 | 4.49 | 2.9% | 4.62 | 4.49 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.68 | 2.83 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.48 | 2.39 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.42 | 2.58 | -6.2% | 2.42 | 2.58 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.45 | 2.27 | 7.9% | 2.45 | 2.27 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.12 | 2.96 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.67 | 2.74 | -2.6% | 2.67 | 2.74 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.03 | 2.06 | -1.5% | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.01 | 2.06 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.19 | 2.21 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.26 | W | W | 2.26 | 2.62 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.22 | 1.95 | 14% | 2.22 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.95 | 1.94 | 0.5% | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 1.98 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.83 | 2.67 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.51 | 3.27 | 7.3% | 3.51 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.47 | 2.15 | 15% | 2.47 | 2.15 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.64 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.55 | 3.57 | -0.6% | 3.55 | 3.57 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.73 | 3.56 | 4.8% | 3.73 | 3.56 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.61 | 1.77 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.40 | 4.38 | 0.5% | 4.40 | 4.38 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.40 | 4.38 | 0.5% | 4.40 | 4.38 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.44 | 2.43 | 0.4% | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.17 | 2.17 |
| 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." |