Table 92. Average Price of Coal Delivered to Electric Utilities by Census Division and State, 1991, 1996-2000 (Nominal Dollars per Short Ton)
Census Division and State
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1991
Percent Change 1999-2000
Average Annual Percent
Change
1996-2000
1991-2000
New England Total
$40.16
$41.22
$42.94
$43.67
$43.55
$47.13
-2.6
-2.0
-1.8
Connecticut
-
45.85
47.59
50.02
50.05
57.35
-
-
-
Massachusetts
45.89
45.63
42.30
42.72
42.64
45.33
.5
1.8
.1
New Hampshire
38.94
39.79
42.35
42.62
42.23
46.20
-2.1
-2.0
-1.9
Middle Atlantic Total
31.16
33.48
34.33
34.39
35.08
38.99
-6.9
-2.9
-2.4
New Jersey
36.66
38.23
41.71
45.94
45.53
47.76
-4.1
-5.3
-2.9
New York
39.11
37.77
37.44
37.32
37.15
41.19
3.5
1.3
-.6
Pennsylvania
29.11
32.61
33.28
33.28
34.06
38.05
-10.7
-3.8
-2.9
East North Central Total
26.35
26.60
27.51
27.68
28.29
32.63
-.9
-1.8
-2.3
Illinois
22.31
27.47
30.22
30.41
32.14
36.76
-18.8
-8.7
-5.4
Indiana
22.91
23.58
23.63
24.35
24.67
28.41
-2.8
-1.8
-2.4
Michigan
27.18
27.39
28.19
28.93
29.34
35.20
-.8
-1.9
-2.8
Ohio
34.45
32.47
32.52
31.41
32.31
35.33
6.1
1.6
-.3
Wisconsin
18.64
18.66
19.97
20.43
19.55
26.19
-.1
-1.2
-3.7
West North Central Total
14.69
14.58
14.91
15.39
15.53
19.44
.8
-1.4
-3.1
Iowa
14.08
14.09
15.12
16.23
16.30
19.62
-.1
-3.6
-3.6
Kansas
17.08
16.47
17.06
17.91
17.51
22.06
3.7
-.6
-2.8
Minnesota
19.83
19.47
19.00
19.47
18.99
22.18
1.9
1.1
-1.2
Missouri
16.36
16.56
16.40
16.80
17.31
27.65
-1.2
-1.4
-5.7
Nebraska
9.66
9.42
10.07
10.06
12.37
12.73
2.5
-6.0
-3.0
North Dakota
9.45
9.56
10.01
10.21
9.72
9.37
-1.2
-.7
.1
South Dakota
16.81
16.16
16.19
15.99
16.94
13.65
4.0
-.2
2.3
South Atlantic Total
34.81
34.84
35.58
36.34
36.68
42.18
-.1
-1.3
-2.1
Delaware
39.54
41.12
40.52
41.05
41.51
46.51
-3.8
-1.2
-1.8
Florida
38.69
39.08
40.03
41.82
42.40
45.87
-1.0
-2.3
-1.9
Georgia
35.65
36.29
36.31
37.28
36.54
42.95
-1.8
-.6
-2.0
Maryland
34.44
35.69
37.63
38.75
38.49
41.83
-3.5
-2.7
-2.1
North Carolina
35.53
35.80
35.66
35.35
36.87
44.49
-.8
-.9
-2.5
South Carolina
35.37
36.29
37.05
37.21
37.54
41.37
-2.5
-1.5
-1.7
Virginia
34.09
34.11
34.73
34.98
35.73
38.87
*
-1.2
-1.4
West Virginia
29.57
29.22
30.06
30.68
30.93
37.93
1.2
-1.1
-2.7
East South Central Total
27.28
28.03
29.10
28.70
29.35
33.93
-2.7
-1.8
-2.4
Alabama
30.88
32.36
36.28
35.58
36.39
43.82
-4.6
-4.0
-3.8
Kentucky
23.74
24.52
24.52
24.20
24.43
27.19
-3.2
-.7
-1.5
Mississippi
35.16
34.34
32.51
32.44
33.31
41.92
2.4
1.4
-1.9
Tennessee
25.73
26.32
26.39
26.67
27.64
30.48
-2.3
-1.8
-1.9
West South Central Total
19.08
18.86
19.34
19.69
20.13
22.98
1.2
-1.3
-2.0
Arkansas
24.68
25.19
25.53
28.56
26.15
27.90
-2.0
-1.4
-1.3
Louisiana
20.94
22.79
23.15
23.97
24.74
27.09
-8.1
-4.1
-2.8
Oklahoma
16.46
15.73
15.74
15.87
16.79
23.17
4.7
-.5
-3.7
Texas
18.53
18.01
18.61
18.69
19.26
21.66
2.9
-1.0
-1.7
Mountain Total
21.13
20.69
20.83
21.52
21.82
22.22
2.1
-.8
-.5
Arizona
25.33
27.21
27.12
28.95
29.55
29.16
-6.9
-3.8
-1.5
Colorado
18.14
19.20
19.41
19.93
20.24
21.49
-5.5
-2.7
-1.9
Montana
12.12
12.26
11.36
11.52
11.90
11.44
-1.2
.4
.6
Nevada
28.34
29.13
29.07
31.10
30.44
31.28
-2.7
-1.8
-1.1
New Mexico
25.38
24.27
23.72
24.23
26.04
25.02
4.5
-.6
.1
Utah
23.66
23.96
25.97
25.22
24.66
27.40
-1.2
-1.0
-1.6
Wyoming
13.72
13.39
13.83
14.16
14.30
14.55
2.5
-1.0
-.6
Pacific Total
23.09
23.77
23.07
25.19
23.96
23.16
-2.8
-.9
*
Oregon
18.45
19.34
18.92
19.95
18.81
18.28
-4.6
-.5
.1
Washington
28.05
25.65
24.44
26.15
24.91
24.86
9.3
3.0
1.3
U.S. Total
24.28
24.72
25.64
26.16
26.45
30.02
-1.8
-2.1
-2.3
* Data round to zero. Note: Average prices are based on the cost including insurance and freight.
Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, "Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants."
