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Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State                                          
Table 4.13.A.    xls   format     Electric Power Monthly

Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, September 2008 and 2007
(Dollars per Million Btu)
Census Division and State
Electric Power Sector
Electric Utilities
Independent Power Producers
Sept-08 Sept-07 Percent Change Sept-08 Sept-07 Sept-08 Sept-07
New England 8.18 6.48 26.3 8.65 6.75 8.18 6.48
Connecticut 8.25 6.51 26.7 17.06 -- 8.24 6.51
Maine W W W -- -- W W
Massachusetts 8.11 6.59 23.1 7.69 6.76 8.11 6.59
New Hampshire W W W 11.37 6.29 W W
Rhode Island 8.31 6.41 29.6 -- -- 8.31 6.41
Vermont 8.66 6.43 34.7 8.66 6.43 -- --
Middle Atlantic 8.64 6.56 31.7 8.54 6.37 8.66 6.6
New Jersey 9.02 6.58 37.1 8.51 -- 9.02 6.58
New York 8.62 6.58 31 8.54 6.37 8.66 6.68
Pennsylvania 8.29 6.47 28.1 -- -- 8.29 6.47
East North Central 8.29 6.15 34.9 9.1 6.84 8.04 5.93
Illinois 8.73 6.18 41.3 7.69 6.21 8.86 6.18
Indiana 7.83 6.5 20.5 9.48 6.49 7.51 6.53
Michigan 8.15 5.77 41.2 9.54 7.06 7.94 5.61
Ohio 8.6 6.62 29.9 8.55 6.6 8.62 6.62
Wisconsin 8.49 6.33 34.1 9.21 7.86 7.49 5.44
West North Central W 5.62 W 7.17 5.64 W 5.6
Iowa 8.61 6.27 37.3 8.61 6.27 -- --
Kansas 6.38 5.32 19.9 6.38 5.32 -- --
Minnesota W W W 8.91 6.28 W W
Missouri 5.85 W W 6.25 5.85 4.87 W
Nebraska 7.32 6.89 6.2 7.32 6.89 -- --
North Dakota 8.71 4.48 94.4 8.71 4.48 -- --
South Dakota 8.72 -- -- 8.72 -- -- --
South Atlantic W 8 W 10.23 8.34 W 6.81
Delaware W W W -- 6.9 W W
District of Columbia -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Florida 10.45 8.41 24.3 10.64 8.65 8.84 6.46
Georgia 8.65 6.33 36.7 8.34 6.12 9.02 6.49
Maryland 8.88 6.73 31.9 -- -- 8.88 6.73
North Carolina W W W 10.32 7.71 W W
South Carolina W 6.31 W 8.41 6.26 W 6.39
Virginia 7.5 7.69 -2.5 8.32 6.84 6.07 8.78
West Virginia 11.63 W W 8.01 8.12 12.26 W
East South Central 8.72 6.21 40.5 8.8 6.29 8.65 6.13
Alabama 8.81 6.24 41.2 8.87 6.3 8.79 6.21
Kentucky W W W 11.5 6.28 W W
Mississippi W 6.18 W 8.66 6.29 W 6.04
Tennessee 8.05 W W 8.05 -- -- W
West South Central 7.24 5.76 25.6 7.4 5.78 7.16 5.75
Arkansas 7.29 5.91 23.4 8.63 7.72 7.06 5.82
Louisiana 8.55 6.11 39.9 8.6 6.17 8.44 5.98
Oklahoma 6.62 5.52 19.9 6.52 5.56 6.8 5.45
Texas 7.1 5.75 23.5 7.13 5.7 7.09 5.76
Mountain 5.77 4.58 26 5.52 4.63 6.03 4.54
Arizona 6.74 5.51 22.3 7.05 5.55 6.55 5.48
Colorado 3.46 2.06 68 3.32 1.75 3.55 2.24
Idaho W W W 6.04 -- W W
Montana W W W 8.47 6.99 W W
Nevada 6.18 5.32 16.2 5.93 5.4 6.59 5.21
New Mexico W W W 6.47 5.55 W W
Utah W W W 2.17 3.06 W W
Wyoming W W W 6.97 3.46 W W
Pacific 6.86 5.43 26.4 6.16 4.82 7.16 5.64
California 7.01 5.56 26.1 6.12 4.97 7.34 5.72
Oregon 6 5.23 14.7 6.21 5.1 5.85 5.35
Washington 7.46 5.22 42.9 9.98 4.92 6.92 5.25
Alaska 4.58 3.64 25.8 4.58 3.64 -- --
Hawaii -- -- -- -- -- -- --
U.S. Total 7.8 6.18 26.2 8.15 6.58 7.56 5.92
  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
  Notes: Due to different reporting requirements between the Form EIA-923 and historical FERC Form 423, the receipts data from 2008 and on are not directly comparable to prior years.  For more information, please see the Technical Notes in Appendix C. See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2007 and 2008 are preliminary. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Monetary values are expressed in nominal terms. Natural gas, including a small amount of supplemental gaseous fuels that cannot be identified separately.
  Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report;" and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants;" Beginning with 2008 data, the Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report," replaced the following: Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;"  Form EIA-423, "Monthly Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants Report;" and  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."
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