• In the Yellowhammer State, coal is the most used energy source in Alabama.
• Average retail price: 9.21 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 21st highest
• Coal: 36%
• Natural gas: 31%
• Nuclear: 25%
• Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 0%
• Alabama gets 36 percent of its electricity from coal.
• In The Last Frontier state, lack of coal use contributes to high energy prices.
• Average retail price: 15.96 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: third highest
• Coal: 9%
• Natural gas: 54%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 24%
• Other sources: 13%
• Alaska gets just 9 percent of its electricity from coal, which is one of the reasons why the state has the third highest energy prices in the nation.
• The Grand Canyon State, below national average for coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 9.73 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 18th highest
• Coal: 40%
• Natural gas: 22%
• Nuclear: 29%
• Renewables: 9%
• Other sources: 0%
• Arizona gets 40 percent of its electricity from coal. It is the 18th most expensive state for energy prices.
• In The Natural State, coal helps residents see low energy prices.
• Average retail price: 7.46 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: sixth lowest
• Coal: 48%
• Natural gas: 21%
• Nuclear: 23%
• Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 0%
• Arkansas gets 48 percent of its electricity from coal, helping it to be the sixth least expensive state for energy prices in the nation.
• The Golden State, below national average for coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 13.79 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: ninth highest
• Coal: 1%
• Natural gas: 44%
• Nuclear: 18%
• Renewables: 35%
• Other sources: 2%
• California gets just 1 percent of its electricity from coal. The state has the ninth highest energy prices in the nation.
• The Centennial State uses coal for more than 65 percent of its power.
• Average retail price: 9.39 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 20th highest
• Coal: 67%
• Natural gas: 20%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 13%
• Other sources: 0%
• Colorado gets 67 percent of its power from coal.
• The Nutmeg State, below national average for coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 16.33 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: second highest
• Coal: 2%
• Natural gas: 45%
• Nuclear: 47%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 3%
• Connecticut, which gets just 2 percent of its power from coal, is the second most expensive state in the nation for electricity.
• The First State gets less than half its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 11.53 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 13th highest
• Coal: 22%
• Natural gas: 74%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 2%
• Other sources: 2%
• Delaware gets 22 percent of its electricity from coal. There are no nuclear plants in Delaware, meaning coal will continue to be an integral part of the state’s electricity mix.
• The Sunshine State, below national average for coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 10.77 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 14th highest
• Coal: 23%
• Natural gas: 62%
• Nuclear: 10%
• Renewables: 2%
• Other sources: 3%
• Florida gets 23 percent of its electricity from coal and is the 14th most expensive state for energy.
• The Peach State gets the majority of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 9.65 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 19th lowest
• Coal: 48%
• Natural gas: 21%
• Nuclear: 26%
• Renewables: 4%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 48 percent of Georgia’s electricity.
• The Aloha State is the most expensive for electricity.
• Average retail price: 31.59 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: most expensive
• Coal: 14%
• Natural gas: 0%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 10%
• Other sources: 77%
• Hawaii gets just 14 percent of its electricity from coal. Using petroleum to generate electricity, as Hawaii does, is an expensive way to get power.
• In The Gem State, reliance on hydropower makes state unusual.
• Average retail price: 6.48 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: lowest
• Coal: less than 1% (0.49%)
• Natural gas: 7%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewable: 92%
• Other sources: 0%
• Due to its vast hydropower industry, Idaho has the least expensive electricity in the nation. However, most states do not have this option.
• The Prairie State gets just under half its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 9.01 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 26th lowest
• Coal: 45%
• Natural gas: 3%
• Nuclear: 48%
• Renewables: 4%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 45 percent of the electricity in Illinois. Natural gas and petroleum combine to produce less than 4 percent of the total power.
• Coal powers The Hoosier State, keeping electricity prices low.
• Average retail price: 8.04 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 13th lowest
• Coal: 86%
• Natural gas: 8%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 2%
• Coal provides 86 percent of Indiana’s electricity and helps make it the 13th least expensive state in the nation for power.
• Powered by coal, The Hawkeye State enjoys inexpensive electricity.
• Average retail price: 7.59 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: eighth lowest
• Coal: 67%
• Natural gas: 2%
• Nuclear: 9%
• Renewables: 21%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 67 percent of Iowa’s electricity.
• The Sunflower State relies on coal to keep electricity prices below norm.
• Average retail price: 8.89 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 24th lowest
• Coal: 70%
• Natural gas: 6%
• Nuclear: 16%
• Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 70 percent of electricity in Kansas.
• Coal powers The Bluegrass State, resulting in the fourth lowest electricity rates.
• Average retail price: 7.11 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: fourth lowest
• Coal: 93%
• Natural gas: 2%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 2%
• Kentucky’s abundance of coal helps the state have some of the least expensive power in the nation. Coal provides 93 percent of Kentucky’s electricity.
• The Pelican State is below the national average for coal use.
• Average retail price: 7.74 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: ninth lowest
• Coal: 23%
• Natural gas: 52%
• Nuclear: 16%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 6%
• Coal provides just 23 percent of Louisiana’s power.
• The Pine Tree State uses no coal use and has higher than average electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 12.58 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 11th highest
• Coal: 0%
• Natural gas: 46%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 50%
• Other sources: 4%
• Maine has the 11th highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Old Line State gets over half its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 12.02 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 12th highest
• Coal: 51%
• Natural gas: 5%
• Nuclear: 34%
• Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 2%
• Coal provides 51 percent of Maryland’s power.
• The Bay State, below national average for coal use, has high electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 14.62 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: seventh highest
• Coal: 11%
• Natural gas: 68%
• Nuclear: 13%
• Renewables: 5%
• Other sources: 3%
• Coal provides 11 percent of the power in Massachusetts. The state has the seventh highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Wolverine State gets more than half of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 10.37 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 16th highest
• Coal: 54%
• Natural gas: 12%
• Nuclear: 30%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides 54 percent of Michigan’s power.
• The North Star State, with more than half of its power from coal, helps keep electricity prices low.
• Average retail price: 8.68 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 18th lowest
• Coal: 53%
• Natural gas: 6%
• Nuclear: 22%
• Renewables: 18%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides 53 percent of Minnesota’s power. The state has the 18th lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Magnolia State has below-average coal use.
• Average retail price: 8.78 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 21st lowest
• Coal: 19%
• Natural gas: 58%
• Nuclear: 20%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 19 percent of Mississippi’s power. The state has the 21st lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Show Me State, with more than 80 percent of its power from coal, keeps electricity prices low.
• Average retail price: 8.35 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 17th lowest
• Coal: 82%
• Natural gas: 5%
• Nuclear: 10%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 82% of Missouri's power. The state has the 17th-lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Treasure State gets more than half its power from coal, keeping electricity prices low.
• Average retail price: 8.23 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 16th lowest
• Coal: 51%
• Natural gas: 0%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 46%
• Other sources: 3%
• Coal provides 51 percent of Montana’s power. It has the 16th lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• Powered by coal, The Cornhusker State enjoys low electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 7.84 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 11th lowest
• Coal: 71%
• Nuclear: 20%
• Natural gas: 1%
• Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 71 percent of Nebraska’s power. The state has the 11th lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Silver State, with below average coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 8.96 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 25th lowest
• Coal: 17%
• Natural gas: 67%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 16%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 17 percent of Nevada’s power. The state has the 25th lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Granite State, with below average coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 14.75 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: fifth highest
• Coal: 11%
• Natural gas: 33%
• Nuclear: 42%
• Renewables: 14%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides just 11 percent of New Hampshire’s power. The state has the fifth highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Garden State, with below average coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 14.32 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: sixth highest
• Coal: 7%
• Natural gas: 39%
• Nuclear: 52%
• Renewables: 1%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides just 7 percent of New Jersey’s power. The state has the sixth highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Land of Enchantment gets more than 71 percent of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 8.71 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 20th lowest
• Coal: 71%
• Natural gas: 23%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 7%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 71 percent of New Mexico’s power, which is more than three times the electricity as any other source.
• The Empire State, with below average coal use, has high prices.
• Average retail price: 15.94 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: fourth highest
• Coal: 7%
• Natural gas: 37%
• Nuclear: 31%
• Renewables: 23%
• Other sources: 2%
• Coal provides just 7 percent of New York’s power. The state has the fourth highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Tar Heel State gets more than half its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 8.70 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 19th lowest
• Coal: 51%
• Natural gas: 9%
• Nuclear: 34%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 51 percent of North Carolina’s power.
• In The Peace Garden State, coal provides nearly 78 percent of its electricity.
• Average retail price: 7.49 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: seventh lowest
• Coal: 78%
• Natural gas: 0%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 22%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 78 percent of North Dakota’s power. The state has the seventh lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Buckeye State gets nearly 80 percent of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 9.05 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 24th highest
• Coal: 78%
• Natural gas: 9%
• Nuclear: 11%
• Renewables: 1%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides 78 percent of Ohio’s power, nearly eight times as much as any other source.
• The Sooner State gets almost half of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 7.83 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 10th lowest
• Coal: 46%
• Natural gas: 44%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 10%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 46 percent of Oklahoma’s power.
• The Beaver State has below average coal use.
• Average retail price: 8.08 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 14th lowest
• Coal: 6%
• Natural gas: 14%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 80%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides just 6 percent of Oregon’s power.
• The Keystone State gets nearly half its electricity from coal.
• Average retail price: 10.49 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 15th highest
• Coal: 44%
• Natural gas: 19%
• Nuclear: 33%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other Sources: 1%
• Coal provides 44 percent of Pennsylvania’s power.
• The Ocean State has no coal-generated electricity; high electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 13.15 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 10th highest
• Coal: 0%
• Natural gas: 98%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 2%
• Other sources: 0%
• Rhode Island gets nearly all of its power from natural gas and it has the 10th highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Palmetto State has below national average for coal use.
• Average retail price: 8.86 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 22nd lowest
• Coal: 33%
• Natural gas: 12%
• Nuclear: 51%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 33 percent of South Carolina’s power. The state has the 22nd lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• Coal provides 21 percent of Mount Rushmore State’s power.
• Average retail price: 8.09 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 15th lowest
• Coal: 21%
• Natural gas: 1%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 77%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 21 percent of South Dakota’s power. The state has the 15th lowest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Volunteer State gets half its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 9.14 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 23rd highest
• Coal: 50%
• Natural gas: 4%
• Nuclear: 33%
• Renewables: 12%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 50 percent of Tennessee’s power. The state has the 23rd highest electricity prices in the nation.
• The Lone Star State has below average coal use; high prices.
• Average retail price: 9.18 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 22nd highest
• Coal: 36%
• Natural gas: 46%
• Nuclear: 9%
• Renewables: 7%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides only 36 percent of electricity in Texas. The state has the 22nd highest power costs in the country.
• The Beehive State is powered by coal and enjoys low electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 7.13 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: fifth lowest
• Coal: 82%
• Natural gas: 13%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 5%
• Other sources: 1% • Coal provides 82 percent of Utah’s power. The state has the fifth lowest electricity prices in the country.
• The Green Mountain State has no coal use, high prices.
• Average retail price: 13.79 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: eighth highest
• Coal: 0%
• Natural gas: 0%
• Nuclear: 73%
• Renewables: 27%
• Other sources: 0% • Vermont does not use coal to generate electricity. This is part of the reason why its energy costs are the eighth highest in the nation.
• In The Old Dominion State, coal provides 30 percent of its power.
• Average retail price: 8.87 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 23rd lowest
• Coal: 30%
• Natural gas: 27%
• Nuclear: 38%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 1%
• Coal provides 30% of Virginia’s power.
• The Evergreen State is below national average for coal use.
• Average retail price: 6.78 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: third lowest
• Coal: 4%
• Natural gas: 4%
• Nuclear: 4%
• Renewables: 87%
• Other Sources: 1%
• Coal provides just 4 percent of the state of Washington's power, but it has a strong hydropower industry. However, most states do not have the option to use high amounts of hydropower.
• City’s only generating stations run on oil.
• Average retail price: 12.82 cents per kilowatt hour
• Natural gas: 0%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 0%
• Other sources: 100%
• Washington, D.C., is an anomaly. Although the city relies on power from coal-fired plants in neighboring jurisdictions, it has none of its own. Washington, D.C.’s only generating stations run on oil.
• Powered by coal, The Mountain State has low electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 7.88 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 12th lowest
• Coal: 96%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 3%
• Other sources: 0%
• Coal provides 96 percent of West Virginia’s power, helping it to have the 12th lowest electricity in the nation.
• The Badger State gets most of its power from coal.
• Average retail price: 10.23 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: 17th highest
• Coal: 63% • Natural gas: 10%
• Nuclear: 18% • Renewables: 8%
• Other sources: 1% • Coal provides 63 percent of Wisconsin’s power.
• The Cowboy State is powered by coal and has low electricity prices.
• Average retail price: 6.58 cents per kilowatt hour
• U.S. rank: second lowest
• Coal: 86%
• Natural gas: 1%
• Nuclear: 0%
• Renewables: 13%
• Other Sources: 1%
• Coal provides 86 percent of Wyoming’s power, helping the state have the second lowest electricity prices in the nation.
For more information on the use of coal and other fuels for generating electricity, go to: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm_sum.html