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Data for March 2026 Release Date: May 21, 2026 Next Release Date: June 24, 2026 Full report PDF
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Table 4.11.A. Average Cost of Petroleum Liquids Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, March 2026 and 2025
(Dollars per MMBtu)

Census Division
and State
Electric Power Sector Electric Utilities Independent Power Producers
  March 2026 March 2025 Percentage Change March 2026 March 2025 March 2026 March 2025
New England 20.55 W W 16.87 -- 20.66 W
Connecticut W W W -- -- W W
Maine W W W -- -- W W
Massachusetts 16.87 -- -- 16.87 -- -- --
New Hampshire -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rhode Island -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Vermont -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Middle Atlantic 16.67 13.91 20% 16.33 13.86 18.28 17.45
New Jersey -- -- -- -- -- -- --
New York W 13.86 W 16.33 13.86 W --
Pennsylvania 18.36 17.45 5.2% -- -- 18.36 17.45
East North Central W 17.14 W 25.32 16.32 W 18.13
Illinois W W W 19.30 17.39 W W
Indiana 24.64 16.57 49% 24.64 16.57 -- --
Michigan 25.71 15.59 65% 25.71 15.59 -- --
Ohio W W W 26.32 17.85 W W
Wisconsin 46.97 17.00 176% 46.97 17.00 -- --
West North Central 24.56 17.29 42% 24.56 17.29 -- --
Iowa 23.36 16.95 38% 23.36 16.95 -- --
Kansas 25.05 17.59 42% 25.05 17.59 -- --
Minnesota -- 17.72 -- -- 17.72 -- --
Missouri 24.67 17.19 44% 24.67 17.19 -- --
Nebraska 21.53 -- -- 21.53 -- -- --
North Dakota 27.27 17.30 58% 27.27 17.30 -- --
South Dakota 28.34 -- -- 28.34 -- -- --
South Atlantic 24.59 16.46 49% 26.65 18.01 22.90 14.93
Delaware -- -- -- -- -- -- --
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida 24.83 17.78 40% 24.83 17.78 -- --
Georgia 26.11 18.66 40% 26.11 18.66 -- --
Maryland 23.26 W W -- -- 23.26 W
North Carolina 31.35 17.26 82% 31.35 17.26 -- --
South Carolina 28.13 17.64 59% 28.13 17.64 -- --
Virginia W 17.55 W 17.14 17.73 W 16.38
West Virginia 27.99 18.09 55% 27.99 18.09 -- --
East South Central 23.72 17.08 39% 23.72 17.08 -- --
Alabama -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Kentucky 24.23 17.28 40% 24.23 17.28 -- --
Mississippi -- 16.12 -- -- 16.12 -- --
Tennessee 21.88 16.82 30% 21.88 16.82 -- --
West South Central W W W 25.21 16.95 W W
Arkansas W W W 28.77 17.04 W W
Louisiana -- 16.58 -- -- 16.58 -- --
Oklahoma -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Texas W W W 23.96 17.24 W W
Mountain W W W 25.84 19.36 W W
Arizona 28.89 19.83 46% 28.89 19.83 -- --
Colorado 19.80 -- -- 19.80 -- -- --
Idaho -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Montana W W W -- -- W W
Nevada -- W W -- 15.46 -- W
New Mexico -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Utah 25.75 18.18 42% 25.75 18.18 -- --
Wyoming 26.15 19.80 32% 26.15 19.80 -- --
Pacific Contiguous -- W W -- -- -- W
California -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Oregon -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Washington -- W W -- -- -- W
Pacific Noncontiguous W W W 18.49 16.47 W W
Alaska 29.51 0.20 NM 29.51 0.20 -- --
Hawaii W W W 18.47 16.48 W W
U.S. Total 19.69 16.26 21% 19.37 16.15 20.49 16.80

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.
Petroleum Liquids includes distillate and residual fuel oils.
See the Technical Notes for fuel conversion factors.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."