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Data for October 2016 | Release Date: December 23, 2016 | Next Release: January 25, 2017
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| Table 4.13.A. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, October 2016 and 2015 |
| (Dollars per MMBtu) |
| Census Division and State |
Electric Power Sector | Electric Utilities | Independent Power Producers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | October 2015 | Percentage Change | October 2016 | October 2015 | October 2016 | October 2015 | |
| New England | 2.77 | 3.79 | -27% | 3.14 | 3.13 | 2.77 | 3.80 |
| Connecticut | 2.39 | 3.08 | -22% | -- | -- | 2.39 | 3.08 |
| Maine | W | W | W | -- | -- | W | W |
| Massachusetts | 3.27 | 4.20 | -22% | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.27 | 4.21 |
| New Hampshire | W | W | W | 9.23 | 3.93 | W | W |
| Rhode Island | W | 3.64 | W | -- | -- | W | 3.64 |
| Vermont | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Middle Atlantic | 1.60 | 2.06 | -22% | 1.52 | 2.40 | 1.61 | 2.03 |
| New Jersey | 1.80 | 1.95 | -7.7% | -- | -- | 1.80 | 1.95 |
| New York | 1.92 | 2.52 | -24% | 1.52 | 2.40 | 2.05 | 2.56 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.24 | 1.65 | -25% | -- | -- | 1.24 | 1.65 |
| East North Central | 2.92 | 2.56 | 14% | 3.06 | 2.64 | 2.82 | 2.49 |
| Illinois | 3.13 | W | W | 3.54 | 4.17 | 3.09 | W |
| Indiana | W | W | W | 3.26 | 2.60 | W | W |
| Michigan | 3.09 | 2.83 | 9.2% | 3.19 | 2.86 | 3.04 | 2.81 |
| Ohio | 2.16 | 2.05 | 5.4% | 1.64 | 2.05 | 2.33 | 2.05 |
| Wisconsin | W | W | W | 3.47 | 2.82 | W | W |
| West North Central | 3.43 | W | W | 3.37 | 3.28 | 4.12 | W |
| Iowa | 2.83 | 2.71 | 4.4% | 2.83 | 2.71 | -- | -- |
| Kansas | 3.80 | 4.50 | -16% | 3.80 | 4.50 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota | W | W | W | 3.99 | 3.40 | W | W |
| Missouri | W | W | W | 3.21 | 3.30 | W | W |
| Nebraska | 3.30 | 3.01 | 9.6% | 3.30 | 3.01 | -- | -- |
| North Dakota | 3.11 | 8.79 | -65% | 3.11 | 8.79 | -- | -- |
| South Dakota | 3.19 | 2.74 | 16% | 3.19 | 2.74 | -- | -- |
| South Atlantic | 3.82 | 3.65 | 4.7% | 3.94 | 3.81 | 2.85 | 2.48 |
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Florida | W | 4.17 | W | 4.06 | 4.21 | W | 2.48 |
| Georgia | 3.47 | W | W | 3.48 | 2.80 | 3.38 | W |
| Maryland | 2.65 | 2.92 | -9.2% | -- | -- | 2.65 | 2.92 |
| North Carolina | W | W | W | 4.11 | 4.26 | W | W |
| South Carolina | W | W | W | 3.37 | 2.68 | W | W |
| Virginia | W | W | W | 4.19 | 2.56 | W | W |
| West Virginia | 1.60 | W | W | 2.95 | 1.97 | 1.51 | W |
| East South Central | 3.18 | 2.65 | 20% | 3.17 | 2.65 | 3.24 | 2.64 |
| Alabama | W | W | W | 3.31 | 2.84 | W | W |
| Kentucky | W | W | W | 3.57 | 2.87 | W | W |
| Mississippi | W | W | W | 3.06 | 2.58 | W | W |
| Tennessee | 3.13 | 2.46 | 27% | 3.13 | 2.46 | -- | -- |
| West South Central | 3.16 | 2.60 | 22% | 3.25 | 2.70 | 3.10 | 2.53 |
| Arkansas | W | W | W | 3.49 | 4.06 | W | W |
| Louisiana | W | W | W | 3.22 | 2.65 | W | W |
| Oklahoma | W | W | W | 3.24 | 2.77 | W | W |
| Texas | 3.15 | 2.57 | 23% | 3.24 | 2.66 | 3.12 | 2.55 |
| Mountain | 3.39 | W | W | 3.47 | 3.03 | 2.81 | W |
| Arizona | W | W | W | 3.68 | 3.10 | W | W |
| Colorado | W | W | W | 3.61 | 2.89 | W | W |
| Idaho | 4.78 | 2.92 | 64% | 4.78 | 2.92 | -- | -- |
| Montana | -- | W | W | -- | 2.07 | -- | W |
| Nevada | 3.37 | 3.10 | 8.7% | 3.37 | 3.10 | -- | -- |
| New Mexico | 3.16 | 2.95 | 7.1% | 3.16 | 2.95 | -- | -- |
| Utah | W | W | W | 3.21 | 2.85 | W | W |
| Wyoming | 4,893.63 | 4.27 | NM | 4,893.63 | 4.27 | -- | -- |
| Pacific Contiguous | 3.25 | 3.03 | 7.3% | 3.52 | 3.27 | 3.04 | 2.84 |
| California | 3.33 | 3.09 | 7.8% | 3.66 | 3.37 | 3.12 | 2.91 |
| Oregon | W | W | W | 2.63 | 2.68 | W | W |
| Washington | W | W | W | 4.20 | 3.42 | W | W |
| Pacific Noncontiguous | 6.83 | 5.42 | 26% | 6.83 | 5.42 | -- | -- |
| Alaska | 6.83 | 5.42 | 26% | 6.83 | 5.42 | -- | -- |
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U.S. Total | 3.14 | 2.94 | 6.8% | 3.54 | 3.25 | 2.62 | 2.55 |
| 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 2015 are final. Values for 2016 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." |