Electric Power Monthly
Data for October 2025
Release Date:
December 23, 2025
Next Release Date:
January 23, 2026
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, October 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | October 2024 | Percentage Change | October 2025 | October 2024 | October 2025 | October 2024 | |
| New England | 2.59 | 2.14 | 21% | -- | 2.09 | 2.59 | 2.14 |
| Connecticut | 2.60 | 2.00 | 30% | -- | -- | 2.60 | 2.00 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 2.64 | 2.01 | 31% | -- | 2.09 | 2.64 | 2.01 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 1.99 | W | -- | -- | W | 1.99 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.32 | 1.85 | 25% | 2.68 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 1.83 |
| New Jersey | 2.30 | 1.74 | 32% | -- | -- | 2.30 | 1.74 |
| New York | 2.67 | 2.08 | 28% | 2.68 | 2.08 | 2.66 | 2.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.17 | 1.77 | 23% | -- | -- | 2.17 | 1.77 |
| East North Central | 3.05 | 2.25 | 36% | 3.38 | 2.43 | 2.82 | 2.11 |
| Illinois | 2.89 | 2.13 | 36% | 2.98 | 2.32 | 2.87 | 2.11 |
| Indiana | 3.29 | 2.20 | 50% | 3.54 | 2.25 | 3.00 | 2.13 |
| Michigan | 3.16 | 2.40 | 32% | 3.41 | 2.64 | 2.91 | 2.14 |
| Ohio | 2.70 | 2.14 | 26% | 2.79 | 2.37 | 2.68 | 2.10 |
| Wisconsin | 3.46 | 2.47 | 40% | 3.46 | 2.47 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | 2.73 | W | 3.21 | 2.79 | W | 2.37 |
| Iowa | 2.41 | 2.39 | 0.8% | 2.41 | 2.39 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.60 | 2.80 | 29% | 3.60 | 2.80 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 4.62 | 3.55 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.12 | 2.34 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 5.82 | 3.63 | 60% | 5.82 | 3.63 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 3.99 | 2.78 | 44% | 3.99 | 2.78 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.22 | 2.60 | 24% | 3.22 | 2.60 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.83 | 3.39 | 13% | 4.00 | 3.57 | 2.87 | 2.21 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.15 | 3.83 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 3.52 | 2.72 | W | W |
| Maryland | 2.50 | 1.99 | 26% | 2.61 | 2.10 | 2.46 | 1.94 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.54 | 4.18 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 3.70 | 3.02 | 23% | 3.70 | 3.02 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 3.16 | 2.55 | 24% | 3.66 | 2.89 | 2.52 | 1.92 |
| West Virginia | W | 1.69 | W | 2.15 | 1.63 | W | 1.70 |
| East South Central | 3.47 | 2.72 | 28% | 3.42 | 2.75 | 3.71 | 2.57 |
| Alabama | 3.66 | 2.72 | 35% | 3.60 | 2.84 | 3.76 | 2.58 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.84 | 3.22 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.24 | 2.58 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.45 | 2.81 | 23% | 3.45 | 2.81 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.86 | 2.25 | 27% | 2.98 | 2.42 | 2.75 | 2.09 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.10 | 2.94 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.41 | 2.53 | 35% | 3.44 | 2.55 | 3.22 | 2.32 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.18 | 2.81 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.67 | 2.08 | 28% | 2.50 | 2.08 | 2.74 | 2.09 |
| Mountain | 2.13 | 2.35 | -9.4% | 2.06 | 2.34 | 2.52 | 2.48 |
| Arizona | 1.67 | 2.28 | -27% | 1.39 | 2.23 | 2.44 | 2.46 |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.06 | 2.49 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.54 | 2.56 | -0.8% | 2.54 | 2.56 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.77 | W | W | 1.77 | 1.06 | -- | W |
| Nevada | 2.99 | 2.70 | 11% | 2.99 | 2.70 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | -0.79 | 1.25 | -163% | -0.79 | 1.25 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.92 | 2.64 | 11% | 2.92 | 2.64 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 2.32 | W | 2.91 | 2.32 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.39 | 3.22 | 5.3% | 3.61 | 3.21 | 3.17 | 3.24 |
| California | 3.97 | 3.85 | 3.1% | 4.69 | 4.16 | 3.31 | 3.54 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.74 | 1.82 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 2.99 | 2.84 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.32 | 6.47 | 29% | 8.32 | 6.47 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.32 | 6.47 | 29% | 8.32 | 6.47 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.09 | 2.61 | 18% | 3.39 | 2.94 | 2.69 | 2.14 |
| 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 for 2024 are final. Values for 2025 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." |