Electric Power Monthly
Data for January 2026
Release Date:
March 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
April 23, 2026
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, January 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | January 2025 | Percentage Change | January 2026 | January 2025 | January 2026 | January 2025 | |
| New England | 17.34 | 14.49 | 20% | -- | -- | 17.34 | 14.49 |
| Connecticut | 15.85 | 14.25 | 11% | -- | -- | 15.85 | 14.25 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 19.11 | 16.32 | 17% | -- | -- | 19.11 | 16.32 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 14.15 | 7.76 | 82% | 32.74 | 8.54 | 13.55 | 7.70 |
| New Jersey | 22.79 | 16.42 | 39% | -- | -- | 22.79 | 16.42 |
| New York | 15.60 | 8.53 | 83% | 32.74 | 8.54 | 13.22 | 8.53 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.30 | 6.19 | 99% | -- | -- | 12.30 | 6.19 |
| East North Central | 9.05 | 4.85 | 87% | 8.14 | 4.72 | 9.59 | 4.92 |
| Illinois | 16.95 | 6.89 | 146% | 10.81 | 4.02 | 17.93 | 7.14 |
| Indiana | 8.31 | 4.99 | 67% | 8.34 | 5.59 | 8.27 | 4.45 |
| Michigan | 8.43 | 4.42 | 91% | 8.71 | 4.43 | 8.14 | 4.42 |
| Ohio | 7.78 | 4.48 | 74% | 7.56 | 4.47 | 7.81 | 4.48 |
| Wisconsin | 6.98 | 4.59 | 52% | 6.98 | 4.59 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 12.76 | 5.27 | W | W |
| Iowa | 12.02 | 3.68 | 227% | 12.02 | 3.68 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 12.06 | 7.56 | 60% | 12.06 | 7.56 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 6.11 | 5.35 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 19.63 | 5.96 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 33.36 | 7.78 | 329% | 33.36 | 7.78 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 9.38 | 4.95 | 89% | 9.38 | 4.95 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 12.34 | 4.49 | 175% | 12.34 | 4.49 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 13.42 | 7.38 | 82% | 12.32 | 6.79 | 20.67 | 11.87 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 8.34 | 5.66 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 11.09 | 7.44 | W | W |
| Maryland | 40.57 | 26.27 | 54% | 31.15 | 17.65 | 43.12 | 28.55 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 18.14 | 8.50 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 13.48 | 7.30 | 85% | 13.48 | 7.30 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | W | 6.58 | W | 16.30 | 7.04 | W | 4.93 |
| West Virginia | W | 5.42 | W | 15.26 | 5.75 | W | 4.62 |
| East South Central | 9.58 | 5.03 | 90% | 9.33 | 4.88 | 10.69 | 5.62 |
| Alabama | 9.67 | 5.14 | 88% | 7.72 | 4.68 | 11.48 | 5.48 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 11.24 | 5.77 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 9.13 | 4.67 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 9.73 | 4.64 | 110% | 9.73 | 4.64 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 7.30 | 4.44 | 64% | 7.76 | 4.60 | 6.92 | 4.30 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 8.67 | 5.71 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 10.95 | W | W | 11.22 | 5.28 | 9.49 | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 7.69 | 4.62 | W | W |
| Texas | 6.21 | 4.19 | 48% | 4.85 | 3.93 | 6.68 | 4.29 |
| Mountain | 3.66 | 4.55 | -20% | 3.69 | 4.63 | 3.32 | 4.12 |
| Arizona | W | 4.41 | W | 3.06 | 4.53 | W | 4.15 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 4.57 | 4.64 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.90 | 4.37 | -34% | 2.90 | 4.37 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 3.57 | 2.36 | 51% | 3.57 | 2.36 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 3.86 | 4.61 | -16% | 3.86 | 4.61 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.72 | 5.55 | -51% | 2.72 | 5.55 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 4.06 | 4.69 | -13% | 4.06 | 4.69 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 4.47 | W | 3.94 | 4.47 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.90 | 4.97 | -22% | 4.24 | 4.77 | 3.42 | 5.26 |
| California | 4.42 | 5.26 | -16% | 4.69 | 5.51 | 4.04 | 4.89 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 3.24 | 2.71 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 4.16 | 4.65 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.43 | 8.35 | 1.0% | 8.43 | 8.35 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.43 | 8.35 | 1.0% | 8.43 | 8.35 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 10.14 | 6.00 | 69% | 9.42 | 5.57 | 11.08 | 6.58 |
| 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." |