Table S2a. Residential Sector Energy Price Estimates by Source, 2008

 (Dollars per Million Btu)

State

Primary Energy

Coal 

Natural

Gas a

Petroleum Biomass 

Total d

Distillate

Fuel Oil Kerosene LPG b Total Wood c

Alabama

— 17.89 24.17 19.04 30.44 30.31 10.72 19.21 

Alaska 2.43 8.67 25.13 28.04 36.70 26.25 14.43 13.36 

Arizona

— 17.15 25.32 29.61 34.63 34.60 14.43 18.53 

Arkansas

— 13.97 24.63 19.41 28.78 28.75 10.72 16.09 

California

— 12.39 25.71 30.07 33.90 33.61 14.43 13.65 

Colorado 3.47 9.62 23.47 28.37 27.47 27.45 14.43 11.25 

Connecticut

— 17.49 24.42 27.10 34.66 25.12 8.59 22.09 

Delaware

— 15.54 22.98 24.93 31.29 26.60 10.72 19.44 

Dist. of Col. 5.55 16.04 24.73

— 34.41 24.80 10.72 16.40 

Florida

— 20.54 24.33 23.27 38.86 38.33 10.72 25.42 

Georgia 7.56 17.82 23.87 22.83 29.35 29.20 10.72 18.44 

Hawaii

— 42.73 24.93 29.16 52.78 52.33

— 48.95 

Idaho 2.59 10.80 23.52 29.23 29.91 28.19 14.43 13.34 

Illinois 4.92 11.91 24.15 23.52 24.90 24.87 10.83 12.57 

Indiana 5.53 12.49 23.73 23.47 27.86 27.21 10.83 14.23 

Iowa 2.85 11.79 23.65 23.25 23.28 23.30 10.83 14.23 

Kansas

— 12.55 23.72 23.31 24.43 24.43 10.83 13.90 

Kentucky 5.92 13.37 23.88 23.47 29.17 28.31 10.72 15.44 

Louisiana

— 14.96 24.17 19.04 32.94 31.93 10.72 15.80 

Maine

— 16.35 24.22 26.85 35.17 25.59 8.59 24.83 

Maryland 5.55 15.50 25.02 26.42 35.22 27.78 10.72 18.08 

Massachusetts

— 16.88 24.20 27.72 36.54 25.10 8.59 20.33 

Michigan 4.50 11.65 23.44 23.47 27.44 26.80 10.83 13.28 

Minnesota 4.22 11.03 23.54 23.58 25.53 24.92 10.83 13.22 

Mississippi

— 13.59 24.87 19.59 32.97 32.92 10.72 17.53 

Missouri 1.92 13.29 23.48 23.08 24.84 24.80 10.83 14.98 

Montana 1.38 11.27 22.81 27.57 25.15 24.91 14.43 15.20 

Nebraska

— 10.99 23.76 23.36 22.33 22.37 10.83 12.93 

Nevada

— 12.90 25.53 29.86 34.74 31.65 14.43 14.23 

New Hampshire

— 16.42 23.12 25.57 31.29 25.33 8.59 23.32 

New Jersey

— 14.72 25.20 26.67 38.25 26.83 8.59 16.61 

New Mexico

— 12.03 24.40 19.23 30.15 30.13 14.43 14.88 

New York 5.58 16.39 24.69 27.06 33.38 25.76 8.59 18.73 North Carolina 8.28 16.10 23.94 22.89 30.98 28.54 10.72 19.80 

North Dakota 1.91 9.92 23.65 23.25 23.05 23.27 10.83 15.57 

Ohio 5.62 13.96 23.94 23.36 30.29 27.73 10.83 15.10 

Oklahoma

— 11.94 23.54 23.14 25.63 25.62 10.72 13.28 

Oregon

— 13.55 22.06 28.04 32.38 26.32 14.43 14.92 

Pennsylvania 5.50 15.61 24.13 26.78 33.12 25.74 8.59 18.56 Rhode Island

— 16.53 24.77 27.36 41.29 25.55 8.59 20.63 

South Carolina 7.78 16.30 24.33 23.27 32.88 31.10 10.72 18.57 

South Dakota 2.64 11.28 23.43 23.03 23.21 23.24 10.83 15.29 

Tennessee 3.84 13.69 24.10 23.69 31.70 30.51 10.72 15.23 

Texas 3.47 13.39 24.69 19.45 30.90 30.89 10.72 15.04 

Utah

— 8.47 23.87 28.85 28.75 28.55 14.43 9.31 

Vermont

— 18.22 25.40 27.10 32.65 27.48 8.59 25.50 

Virginia 5.90 15.62 23.65 23.05 33.44 26.62 10.72 18.66 

Washington

— 12.68 26.12 29.86 28.37 27.40 14.43 14.73 

West Virginia

— 13.50 24.62 23.27 32.40 29.01 10.72 15.69 

Wisconsin 5.97 12.63 23.38 23.25 25.61 24.91 10.83 15.08 

Wyoming 2.93 9.85 23.73 28.67 28.09 27.96 14.43 13.50 

United States 4.62 13.50 24.36 25.55 29.36 26.53 10.93 15.87 

a Natural gas as it is consumed; includes supplemental gaseous fuels that are commingled with natural gas. b Liquefied petroleum gases. c Wood and wood-derived fuels. d There are no direct fuel costs for geothermal, photovoltaic, or solar thermal energy. — = No consumption. Web Page: All data available at http://www.eia.gov/emeu/states/_seds

Sources: Data sources, estimation procedures, and assumptions are 

U.S. Energy Information Administration

State Energy Data 2008: Prices and Expenditures