Electric Power Monthly
Data for August 2025
Release Date:
October 24, 2025
Next Release Date:
November 25, 2025
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, August 2025 and 2024 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | August 2024 | Percentage Change | August 2025 | August 2024 | August 2025 | August 2024 | |
| New England | 3.06 | 1.89 | 62% | 3.17 | 4.62 | 3.06 | 1.89 |
| Connecticut | 3.04 | 1.80 | 69% | -- | -- | 3.04 | 1.80 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 3.17 | 1.91 | 66% | 3.17 | 4.62 | 3.17 | 1.91 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 1.60 | W | -- | -- | W | 1.60 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.53 | 1.74 | 45% | 2.92 | 1.76 | 2.49 | 1.73 |
| New Jersey | 2.43 | 1.71 | 42% | -- | -- | 2.43 | 1.71 |
| New York | 2.97 | 1.82 | 63% | 2.92 | 1.76 | 2.99 | 1.84 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.31 | 1.70 | 36% | -- | -- | 2.31 | 1.70 |
| East North Central | 2.92 | 2.02 | 45% | 3.25 | 2.29 | 2.70 | 1.83 |
| Illinois | 2.70 | 1.92 | 41% | 2.88 | 2.27 | 2.69 | 1.88 |
| Indiana | 3.15 | 2.19 | 44% | 3.44 | 2.43 | 2.81 | 1.86 |
| Michigan | 3.05 | 2.04 | 50% | 3.25 | 2.18 | 2.78 | 1.83 |
| Ohio | 2.66 | 1.83 | 45% | 2.86 | 2.03 | 2.63 | 1.80 |
| Wisconsin | 3.25 | 2.44 | 33% | 3.25 | 2.44 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | 2.37 | W | 2.98 | 2.42 | W | 1.94 |
| Iowa | 2.45 | 2.46 | -0.4% | 2.45 | 2.46 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.32 | 2.37 | 40% | 3.32 | 2.37 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.49 | 2.43 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.11 | 2.42 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.66 | 2.71 | 35% | 3.66 | 2.71 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 3.59 | 2.24 | 60% | 3.59 | 2.24 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 2.95 | 2.21 | 33% | 2.95 | 2.21 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.98 | 2.94 | 35% | 4.11 | 3.03 | 3.01 | 2.21 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.41 | 3.17 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | 2.43 | W | 3.54 | 2.41 | W | 2.51 |
| Maryland | 2.82 | 2.31 | 22% | 2.97 | 2.20 | 2.77 | 2.33 |
| North Carolina | W | 3.60 | W | 4.67 | 3.82 | W | 2.24 |
| South Carolina | 3.92 | 2.96 | 32% | 3.92 | 2.96 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.88 | 2.23 | 29% | 2.94 | 2.34 | 2.71 | 1.88 |
| West Virginia | W | 1.64 | W | 2.70 | 1.72 | W | 1.63 |
| East South Central | 3.32 | 2.34 | 42% | 3.29 | 2.36 | 3.51 | 2.26 |
| Alabama | 3.64 | 2.32 | 57% | 3.71 | 2.35 | 3.56 | 2.28 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.38 | 2.43 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.09 | 2.44 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.30 | 2.04 | 62% | 3.30 | 2.04 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.84 | 1.95 | 46% | 2.95 | 2.12 | 2.74 | 1.79 |
| Arkansas | 2.87 | W | W | 2.87 | 2.49 | -- | W |
| Louisiana | W | 2.25 | W | 3.23 | 2.31 | W | 1.94 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.17 | 2.69 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.72 | 1.74 | 56% | 2.70 | 1.63 | 2.74 | 1.79 |
| Mountain | 2.81 | 1.87 | 50% | 2.80 | 1.85 | 2.90 | 2.06 |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 2.74 | 1.69 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.00 | 2.19 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.42 | 1.86 | 30% | 2.42 | 1.86 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 1.22 | W | W | 1.22 | 0.50 | -- | W |
| Nevada | 3.01 | 2.46 | 22% | 3.01 | 2.46 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 2.19 | -0.18 | NM | 2.19 | -0.18 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 3.14 | 2.40 | 31% | 3.14 | 2.40 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | W | W | 2.68 | 2.08 | W | W |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.40 | 2.87 | 18% | 3.64 | 3.02 | 3.10 | 2.66 |
| California | 3.83 | 3.37 | 14% | 4.34 | 3.88 | 3.23 | 2.83 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.71 | 1.83 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 2.96 | 2.64 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 8.38 | 6.33 | 32% | 8.38 | 6.33 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 8.38 | 6.33 | 32% | 8.38 | 6.33 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.17 | 2.26 | 40% | 3.46 | 2.51 | 2.75 | 1.88 |
| 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." |