Electric Power Monthly
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas 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 | 5.42 | 6.09 | -11% | -- | -- | 5.42 | 6.09 |
| Connecticut | 5.20 | 4.84 | 7.4% | -- | -- | 5.20 | 4.84 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 5.22 | 6.15 | -15% | -- | -- | 5.22 | 6.15 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.81 | 3.70 | -24% | 3.53 | 4.47 | 2.76 | 3.65 |
| New Jersey | 2.66 | 3.62 | -27% | -- | -- | 2.66 | 3.62 |
| New York | 3.28 | 4.46 | -26% | 3.53 | 4.47 | 3.21 | 4.46 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.61 | 3.38 | -23% | -- | -- | 2.61 | 3.38 |
| East North Central | 3.11 | 3.72 | -16% | 3.46 | 3.84 | 2.85 | 3.66 |
| Illinois | 2.80 | 3.54 | -21% | 2.84 | 3.92 | 2.79 | 3.53 |
| Indiana | 3.48 | 3.72 | -6.5% | 3.79 | 3.65 | 2.97 | 3.79 |
| Michigan | W | W | W | 3.47 | 4.20 | W | W |
| Ohio | 2.83 | 3.62 | -22% | 2.95 | 3.58 | 2.81 | 3.63 |
| Wisconsin | 3.47 | 3.78 | -8.2% | 3.47 | 3.78 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 3.54 | 4.21 | W | W |
| Iowa | 1.70 | 2.70 | -37% | 1.70 | 2.70 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 4.50 | 5.53 | -19% | 4.50 | 5.53 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.21 | 5.11 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 4.12 | 4.40 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 10.96 | 6.97 | 57% | 10.96 | 6.97 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.87 | 5.17 | -44% | 2.87 | 5.17 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.13 | 3.87 | -19% | 3.13 | 3.87 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.00 | 5.01 | -20% | 4.12 | 5.15 | 3.13 | 3.95 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.13 | 5.43 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 3.52 | 4.60 | W | W |
| Maryland | 3.66 | 3.83 | -4.4% | 5.41 | 4.36 | 3.26 | 3.64 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 5.09 | 5.84 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 4.10 | 4.77 | -14% | 4.10 | 4.77 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 3.39 | 4.09 | -17% | 3.50 | 4.22 | 3.08 | 3.71 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.61 | 3.87 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.24 | 4.25 | -24% | 3.28 | 4.23 | 2.99 | 4.35 |
| Alabama | 3.19 | 4.38 | -27% | 3.34 | 4.41 | 2.99 | 4.35 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.57 | 4.61 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.14 | 4.10 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.50 | 4.15 | -16% | 3.50 | 4.15 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.39 | 3.74 | -36% | 2.46 | 4.10 | 2.32 | 3.42 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.84 | 4.07 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 3.19 | 4.87 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.42 | 4.05 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.01 | 3.40 | -41% | 1.30 | 3.40 | 2.30 | 3.40 |
| Mountain | 1.63 | 3.44 | -53% | 1.64 | 3.46 | 1.55 | 3.13 |
| Arizona | 1.07 | W | W | 0.98 | 3.01 | 1.33 | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.93 | 4.35 | W | W |
| Idaho | -- | 2.42 | -- | -- | 2.42 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.47 | 2.18 | -33% | 1.47 | 2.18 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.20 | 3.91 | -44% | 2.20 | 3.91 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | -2.74 | 2.52 | -209% | -2.74 | 2.52 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.03 | 3.44 | -41% | 2.03 | 3.44 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 3.27 | W | 1.72 | 3.27 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 2.35 | 3.78 | -38% | 2.75 | 3.76 | 1.90 | 3.82 |
| California | 2.62 | 4.71 | -44% | 2.98 | 4.82 | 2.14 | 4.56 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.17 | 2.45 | W | W |
| Washington | 2.21 | W | W | 2.21 | 2.80 | -- | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.37 | 8.34 | 0.4% | 8.37 | 8.34 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.37 | 8.34 | 0.4% | 8.37 | 8.34 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.11 | 4.21 | -26% | 3.29 | 4.47 | 2.86 | 3.85 |
| 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. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |