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| Table 4.13.B. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) March 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 YTD | March 2025 YTD | Percentage Change | March 2026 YTD | March 2025 YTD | March 2026 YTD | March 2025 YTD | |
| New England | 13.65 | 11.08 | 23% | -- | -- | 13.65 | 11.08 |
| Connecticut | 11.67 | 10.60 | 10% | -- | -- | 11.67 | 10.60 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 18.19 | 11.96 | 52% | -- | -- | 18.19 | 11.96 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 8.20 | 5.67 | 45% | 15.88 | 6.77 | 7.79 | 5.59 |
| New Jersey | 9.63 | 8.41 | 15% | -- | -- | 9.63 | 8.41 |
| New York | 9.90 | 6.72 | 47% | 15.88 | 6.77 | 8.52 | 6.70 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.15 | 4.76 | 50% | -- | -- | 7.15 | 4.76 |
| East North Central | 5.73 | 4.34 | 32% | 5.50 | 4.43 | 5.88 | 4.29 |
| Illinois | 9.18 | 5.15 | 78% | 5.77 | 3.95 | 9.93 | 5.23 |
| Indiana | 5.45 | 4.42 | 23% | 5.38 | 4.72 | 5.54 | 4.16 |
| Michigan | 5.52 | 4.32 | 28% | 5.63 | 4.45 | 5.40 | 4.17 |
| Ohio | 5.09 | 4.07 | 25% | 4.95 | 4.05 | 5.12 | 4.07 |
| Wisconsin | 5.67 | 4.36 | 30% | 5.67 | 4.36 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 7.82 | 4.81 | W | W |
| Iowa | 5.96 | 3.41 | 75% | 5.96 | 3.41 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 8.64 | 6.55 | 32% | 8.64 | 6.55 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 5.22 | 5.17 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 13.43 | 5.27 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 22.04 | 8.25 | 167% | 22.04 | 8.25 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 4.32 | 4.98 | -13% | 4.32 | 4.98 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 6.92 | 4.19 | 65% | 6.92 | 4.19 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 8.86 | 5.99 | 48% | 8.54 | 5.84 | 11.09 | 7.15 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 6.93 | 5.49 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 7.53 | 5.77 | W | W |
| Maryland | 22.46 | 13.59 | 65% | 17.90 | 9.63 | 23.70 | 14.84 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 12.41 | 7.02 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 8.49 | 5.89 | 44% | 8.49 | 5.89 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 8.96 | 5.22 | 72% | 9.83 | 5.52 | 6.07 | 4.25 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 6.84 | 5.27 | W | W |
| East South Central | 6.51 | 4.68 | 39% | 6.37 | 4.61 | 7.15 | 4.96 |
| Alabama | 6.75 | 4.70 | 44% | 6.09 | 4.47 | 7.40 | 4.91 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 7.71 | 5.57 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 5.93 | 4.41 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 6.89 | 4.48 | 54% | 6.89 | 4.48 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 4.66 | 4.10 | 14% | 4.88 | 4.37 | 4.46 | 3.86 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 4.92 | 5.07 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 6.45 | W | W | 6.54 | 5.04 | 5.91 | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 6.08 | 4.44 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.97 | 3.80 | 4.5% | 3.06 | 3.68 | 4.32 | 3.84 |
| Mountain | 3.03 | 4.10 | -26% | 3.08 | 4.14 | 2.45 | 3.82 |
| Arizona | 2.28 | 3.86 | -41% | 2.37 | 3.88 | 1.92 | 3.79 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.94 | 4.43 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.70 | 3.86 | -30% | 2.70 | 3.86 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.33 | 2.50 | -6.8% | 2.33 | 2.50 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 3.61 | 4.28 | -16% | 3.61 | 4.28 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 1.26 | 4.71 | -73% | 1.26 | 4.71 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.46 | 4.10 | -16% | 3.46 | 4.10 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.99 | 3.91 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.30 | 4.43 | -26% | 3.70 | 4.42 | 2.73 | 4.46 |
| California | 3.77 | 5.02 | -25% | 4.10 | 5.21 | 3.27 | 4.70 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.87 | 2.77 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.38 | 4.08 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.38 | 8.34 | 0.5% | 8.38 | 8.34 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.38 | 8.34 | 0.5% | 8.38 | 8.34 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 6.71 | 5.12 | 31% | 6.54 | 5.03 | 6.95 | 5.24 |
| 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." |