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| Table 4.13.B. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) March 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 YTD | March 2024 YTD | Percentage Change | March 2025 YTD | March 2024 YTD | March 2025 YTD | March 2024 YTD | |
| New England | 11.08 | 6.57 | 69% | -- | -- | 11.08 | 6.57 |
| Connecticut | 10.60 | W | W | -- | -- | 10.60 | W |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 11.96 | 10.24 | 17% | -- | -- | 11.96 | 10.24 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 5.68 | 2.97 | 91% | 6.77 | 3.79 | 5.60 | 2.90 |
| New Jersey | 8.41 | 3.68 | 129% | -- | -- | 8.41 | 3.68 |
| New York | 6.74 | 3.72 | 81% | 6.77 | 3.79 | 6.73 | 3.69 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.76 | 2.44 | 95% | -- | -- | 4.76 | 2.44 |
| East North Central | 4.34 | 2.76 | 57% | 4.43 | 2.99 | 4.29 | 2.62 |
| Illinois | 5.15 | 3.30 | 56% | 3.94 | 1.91 | 5.23 | 3.55 |
| Indiana | 4.42 | 2.89 | 53% | 4.72 | 3.38 | 4.16 | 2.47 |
| Michigan | 4.32 | 2.65 | 63% | 4.45 | 2.66 | 4.17 | 2.65 |
| Ohio | 4.07 | 2.49 | 63% | 4.07 | 2.93 | 4.07 | 2.43 |
| Wisconsin | 4.36 | 3.21 | 36% | 4.36 | 3.21 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 4.81 | 3.15 | W | W |
| Iowa | 3.41 | 2.50 | 36% | 3.41 | 2.50 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 6.55 | 3.24 | 102% | 6.55 | 3.24 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 5.17 | 3.25 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 5.27 | 3.67 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 8.25 | 8.48 | -2.7% | 8.25 | 8.48 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 4.98 | 3.08 | 62% | 4.98 | 3.08 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 4.19 | 2.67 | 57% | 4.19 | 2.67 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 5.78 | 4.01 | 44% | 5.86 | 4.12 | 5.18 | 3.22 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 5.48 | 3.78 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 5.79 | 3.39 | W | W |
| Maryland | 7.42 | W | W | 9.63 | 4.49 | 6.70 | W |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 7.02 | 6.32 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 5.89 | 4.21 | 40% | 5.89 | 4.21 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 5.32 | 3.38 | 57% | 5.64 | 3.74 | 4.25 | 2.26 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 6.81 | 6.52 | W | W |
| East South Central | 4.68 | 3.23 | 45% | 4.61 | 3.22 | 4.96 | 3.26 |
| Alabama | 4.70 | W | W | 4.47 | 3.02 | 4.91 | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 5.57 | 4.61 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 4.41 | 3.06 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 4.48 | 2.96 | 51% | 4.48 | 2.96 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 4.10 | 2.84 | 44% | 4.37 | 3.14 | 3.87 | 2.59 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 5.07 | 3.70 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 5.06 | 3.10 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 4.47 | 3.64 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.79 | 2.62 | 45% | 3.62 | 2.72 | 3.85 | 2.58 |
| Mountain | 4.08 | 3.56 | 15% | 4.12 | 3.55 | 3.82 | 3.70 |
| Arizona | 3.86 | W | W | 3.88 | 3.32 | 3.79 | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 4.43 | 3.36 | W | W |
| Idaho | 3.86 | 3.93 | -1.8% | 3.86 | 3.93 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.50 | 2.54 | -1.6% | 2.50 | 2.54 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 4.28 | 3.95 | 8.4% | 4.28 | 3.95 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 4.49 | 2.19 | 105% | 4.49 | 2.19 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 4.10 | 4.53 | -9.5% | 4.10 | 4.53 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 3.91 | 3.97 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 4.43 | W | W | 4.42 | 4.52 | 4.46 | W |
| California | 5.02 | 4.91 | 2.2% | 5.21 | 5.15 | 4.70 | 4.65 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.77 | 3.16 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 4.08 | 4.27 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.34 | 8.24 | 1.2% | 8.34 | 8.24 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.34 | 8.24 | 1.2% | 8.34 | 8.24 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 5.07 | 3.43 | 48% | 5.04 | 3.65 | 5.10 | 3.13 |
| 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." |