Table 7.17. Average Cost of Coal Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, 2015 and 2014 |
(Dollars per MMBtu) |
Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Percentage Change | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | Year 2015 | Year 2014 | |
New England | 3.47 | W | W | 3.87 | 4.27 | 3.25 | W |
Connecticut | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
Massachusetts | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
New Hampshire | 3.87 | 4.27 | -9.4% | 3.87 | 4.27 | -- | -- |
Rhode Island | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Middle Atlantic | 2.34 | 2.58 | -9.3% | -- | 3.50 | 2.34 | 2.58 |
New Jersey | 3.82 | 3.95 | -3.3% | -- | -- | 3.82 | 3.95 |
New York | 2.83 | 3.03 | -6.6% | -- | -- | 2.83 | 3.03 |
Pennsylvania | 2.28 | 2.51 | -9.2% | -- | 3.50 | 2.28 | 2.50 |
East North Central | 2.18 | 2.32 | -6.0% | 2.29 | 2.41 | 2.04 | 2.16 |
Illinois | 1.92 | 1.99 | -3.5% | 2.06 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 1.97 |
Indiana | W | W | W | 2.32 | 2.56 | W | W |
Michigan | W | W | W | 2.39 | 2.60 | W | W |
Ohio | W | W | W | 2.12 | 2.16 | W | W |
Wisconsin | 2.27 | 2.31 | -1.7% | 2.27 | 2.31 | -- | -- |
West North Central | 1.72 | 1.78 | -3.4% | 1.72 | 1.78 | -- | -- |
Iowa | 1.62 | 1.67 | -3.0% | 1.62 | 1.67 | -- | -- |
Kansas | 1.70 | 1.79 | -5.0% | 1.70 | 1.79 | -- | -- |
Minnesota | 1.90 | 1.95 | -2.6% | 1.90 | 1.95 | -- | -- |
Missouri | 1.90 | 2.00 | -5.0% | 1.90 | 2.00 | -- | -- |
Nebraska | 1.34 | 1.40 | -4.3% | 1.34 | 1.40 | -- | -- |
North Dakota | 1.56 | 1.53 | 2.0% | 1.56 | 1.53 | -- | -- |
South Dakota | 2.23 | 2.09 | 6.7% | 2.23 | 2.09 | -- | -- |
South Atlantic | 2.93 | 3.08 | -4.9% | 2.97 | 3.12 | 2.64 | 2.80 |
Delaware | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Florida | W | W | W | 3.08 | 3.30 | W | W |
Georgia | 2.93 | 3.10 | -5.5% | 2.93 | 3.10 | -- | -- |
Maryland | 2.87 | 2.97 | -3.4% | -- | -- | 2.87 | 2.97 |
North Carolina | 3.47 | 3.58 | -3.1% | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.55 | 3.02 |
South Carolina | 3.55 | 3.63 | -2.2% | 3.55 | 3.63 | -- | -- |
Virginia | 2.95 | 3.28 | -10% | 2.87 | 3.20 | 3.49 | 3.87 |
West Virginia | 2.31 | 2.40 | -3.7% | 2.37 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 2.09 |
East South Central | W | W | W | 2.32 | 2.50 | W | W |
Alabama | 2.44 | 2.69 | -9.3% | 2.44 | 2.69 | -- | -- |
Kentucky | 2.22 | 2.34 | -5.1% | 2.22 | 2.34 | -- | -- |
Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.06 | 3.27 | W | W |
Tennessee | 2.39 | 2.45 | -2.4% | 2.39 | 2.45 | -- | -- |
West South Central | 2.07 | 2.08 | -0.5% | 2.20 | 2.19 | 1.90 | 1.96 |
Arkansas | W | W | W | 2.26 | 2.40 | W | W |
Louisiana | W | W | W | 3.18 | 2.95 | W | W |
Oklahoma | W | W | W | 1.97 | 1.96 | W | W |
Texas | 1.97 | 1.99 | -1.0% | 2.13 | 2.08 | 1.87 | 1.95 |
Mountain | W | 2.09 | W | 1.92 | 2.15 | W | 1.47 |
Arizona | 2.07 | 2.10 | -1.4% | 2.07 | 2.10 | -- | -- |
Colorado | 1.83 | 1.93 | -5.2% | 1.83 | 1.93 | -- | -- |
Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Montana | W | W | W | 1.72 | 1.82 | W | W |
Nevada | W | W | W | 2.47 | 2.48 | W | W |
New Mexico | 2.34 | 3.78 | -38% | 2.34 | 3.78 | -- | -- |
Utah | 1.94 | 2.10 | -7.6% | 1.94 | 2.10 | -- | -- |
Wyoming | W | W | W | 1.63 | 1.58 | W | W |
Pacific Contiguous | W | W | W | 2.38 | 2.49 | W | W |
California | -- | W | W | -- | -- | -- | W |
Oregon | 2.38 | 2.49 | -4.4% | 2.38 | 2.49 | -- | -- |
Washington | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
Pacific Noncontiguous | W | W | W | 3.27 | -- | W | W |
Alaska | 3.27 | -- | -- | 3.27 | -- | -- | -- |
Hawaii | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
U.S. Total | 2.21 | 2.36 | -6.4% | 2.25 | 2.39 | 2.10 | 2.25 |
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 final. 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. Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report." |