Electric Power Monthly
Data for July 2026
Release Date:
September 24, 2026
Next Release Date:
October 23, 2026
| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, July 2026 and 2025 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | July 2025 | Percentage Change | July 2026 | July 2025 | July 2026 | July 2025 | |
| New England | 4.01 | 3.88 | 3.4% | 4.02 | 6.52 | 4.01 | 3.86 |
| Connecticut | 4.44 | 4.04 | 9.9% | -- | -- | 4.44 | 4.04 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 3.40 | 3.83 | -11% | 4.02 | 6.52 | 3.39 | 3.77 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 2.79 | 3.15 | -11% | 3.28 | 3.43 | 2.75 | 3.12 |
| New Jersey | 2.48 | 2.94 | -16% | -- | -- | 2.48 | 2.94 |
| New York | 3.10 | 3.59 | -14% | 3.28 | 3.43 | 3.02 | 3.66 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.71 | 2.95 | -8.1% | -- | -- | 2.71 | 2.95 |
| East North Central | 3.09 | 3.25 | -4.9% | 3.36 | 3.41 | 2.90 | 3.12 |
| Illinois | 2.72 | 3.00 | -9.3% | 2.89 | 3.18 | 2.69 | 3.00 |
| Indiana | 3.38 | 3.45 | -2.0% | 3.77 | 3.69 | 2.79 | 3.15 |
| Michigan | 3.08 | 3.29 | -6.4% | 3.30 | 3.41 | 2.77 | 3.09 |
| Ohio | 3.03 | 3.17 | -4.4% | 2.92 | 3.02 | 3.05 | 3.19 |
| Wisconsin | 3.31 | 3.34 | -0.9% | 3.31 | 3.34 | -- | -- |
| West North Central | W | W | W | 2.89 | 3.24 | W | W |
| Iowa | 2.45 | 2.78 | -12% | 2.45 | 2.78 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.22 | 3.41 | -5.6% | 3.22 | 3.41 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.39 | 3.69 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.00 | 3.33 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.37 | 4.13 | -18% | 3.37 | 4.13 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 2.40 | 3.77 | -36% | 2.40 | 3.77 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.00 | 3.27 | -8.3% | 3.00 | 3.27 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 4.60 | 4.28 | 7.5% | 4.45 | 4.41 | 5.55 | 3.45 |
| Delaware | W | -- | W | -- | -- | W | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | W | W | 4.78 | 4.70 | W | W |
| Georgia | W | W | W | 4.01 | 3.99 | W | W |
| Maryland | 9.55 | 3.38 | 183% | 2.94 | 3.30 | 10.86 | 3.40 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 5.15 | 4.70 | W | W |
| South Carolina | 4.22 | 4.25 | -0.7% | 4.22 | 4.25 | -- | -- |
| Virginia | 2.57 | 3.26 | -21% | 2.47 | 3.37 | 2.88 | 2.96 |
| West Virginia | W | W | W | 2.76 | 3.02 | W | W |
| East South Central | 3.36 | 3.60 | -6.7% | 3.31 | 3.55 | 3.58 | 3.84 |
| Alabama | 3.79 | 3.95 | -4.1% | 3.90 | 3.99 | 3.63 | 3.91 |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.18 | 3.56 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.03 | 3.36 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.29 | 3.46 | -4.9% | 3.29 | 3.46 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 2.77 | 3.15 | -12% | 2.88 | 3.34 | 2.65 | 2.94 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.75 | 3.23 | W | W |
| Louisiana | 3.07 | 3.54 | -13% | 3.12 | 3.56 | 2.83 | 3.34 |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.09 | 3.31 | W | W |
| Texas | 2.64 | 3.03 | -13% | 2.62 | 3.23 | 2.65 | 2.94 |
| Mountain | W | 3.14 | W | 2.64 | 3.15 | W | 3.05 |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 2.73 | 3.25 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 2.84 | 3.17 | W | W |
| Idaho | 2.57 | 1.91 | 35% | 2.57 | 1.91 | -- | -- |
| Montana | 2.40 | 1.12 | 114% | 2.40 | 1.12 | -- | -- |
| Nevada | 2.69 | 3.34 | -19% | 2.69 | 3.34 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 1.66 | 2.51 | -34% | 1.66 | 2.51 | -- | -- |
| Utah | 2.81 | 3.30 | -15% | 2.81 | 3.30 | -- | -- |
| Wyoming | W | 2.87 | W | 2.43 | 2.87 | W | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.21 | 3.54 | -9.3% | 3.53 | 3.67 | 2.82 | 3.38 |
| California | 3.49 | 4.18 | -17% | 4.02 | 4.47 | 2.90 | 3.78 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 1.97 | 1.69 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 3.33 | 2.97 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | -- | 8.36 | -- | -- | 8.36 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | -- | 8.36 | -- | -- | 8.36 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.37 | 3.54 | -4.8% | 3.55 | 3.77 | 3.10 | 3.20 |
| 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." |