Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.10.B. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) April 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 YTD | April 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | April 2026 YTD | April 2025 YTD | April 2026 YTD | April 2025 YTD | |
| New England | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 3.13 | 2.97 | 5.4% | -- | -- | 3.13 | 2.97 |
| New Jersey | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New York | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania | 3.13 | 2.97 | 5.4% | -- | -- | 3.13 | 2.97 |
| East North Central | 2.28 | 2.30 | -0.9% | 2.45 | 2.55 | 1.97 | 1.93 |
| Illinois | 1.63 | 1.69 | -3.6% | 1.68 | 1.83 | 1.61 | 1.64 |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 2.74 | 2.81 | W | W |
| Michigan | 2.40 | W | W | 2.40 | 2.46 | -- | W |
| Ohio | 2.35 | 2.26 | 4.0% | 2.69 | 2.60 | 2.29 | 2.20 |
| Wisconsin | 2.44 | 2.57 | -5.1% | 2.44 | 2.57 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.6% | 1.85 | 1.82 | -- | -- |
| Iowa | 1.67 | 1.73 | -3.5% | 1.67 | 1.73 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 1.61 | 1.56 | 3.2% | 1.61 | 1.56 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | 2.45 | 2.37 | 3.4% | 2.45 | 2.37 | -- | -- |
| Missouri | 1.95 | 1.91 | 2.1% | 1.95 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| Nebraska | 1.20 | 1.28 | -6.3% | 1.20 | 1.28 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.01 | 1.88 | 6.9% | 2.01 | 1.88 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.56 | 2.41 | 6.2% | 2.56 | 2.41 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.29 | 3.48 | -5.5% | 3.34 | 3.51 | 2.81 | 3.05 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | 3.37 | 3.78 | -11% | 3.37 | 3.78 | -- | -- |
| Georgia | 3.29 | 3.96 | -17% | 3.29 | 3.96 | -- | -- |
| Maryland | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| North Carolina | 4.13 | 4.39 | -5.9% | 4.13 | 4.39 | -- | -- |
| South Carolina | 3.73 | 3.45 | 8.1% | 3.73 | 3.45 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 4.56 | 4.71 | -3.2% | 4.56 | 4.71 | -- | -- |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.71 | 2.83 | W | W |
| East South Central | W | W | W | 2.44 | 2.40 | W | W |
| Alabama | 2.39 | 2.69 | -11% | 2.39 | 2.69 | -- | -- |
| Kentucky | 2.41 | 2.25 | 7.1% | 2.41 | 2.25 | -- | -- |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.20 | 2.99 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 2.63 | 2.78 | -5.4% | 2.63 | 2.78 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 1.97 | 2.08 | -5.3% | 1.97 | 2.11 | 1.97 | 2.05 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.15 | 2.27 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 2.18 | W | W | 2.18 | 3.05 | -- | W |
| Oklahoma | 2.06 | 1.99 | 3.5% | 2.06 | 1.99 | -- | -- |
| Texas | 1.89 | 1.95 | -3.1% | 1.74 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 1.97 |
| Mountain | W | W | W | 2.83 | 2.59 | W | W |
| Arizona | 3.47 | 3.25 | 6.8% | 3.47 | 3.25 | -- | -- |
| Colorado | 2.53 | 1.90 | 33% | 2.53 | 1.90 | -- | -- |
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Montana | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Nevada | W | W | W | -- | 5.65 | W | W |
| New Mexico | 3.70 | 3.59 | 3.1% | 3.70 | 3.59 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.68 | 3.58 | 2.8% | 3.68 | 3.58 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.56 | 1.76 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Washington | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 4.49 | 4.36 | 3.0% | 4.49 | 4.36 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 4.49 | 4.36 | 3.0% | 4.49 | 4.36 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 2.41 | 2.43 | -0.8% | 2.47 | 2.50 | 2.19 | 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 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." |