Table 4b. Average Annual Coal Transportation Costs from State to State by Waterway

(2021 dollars per ton)

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Alabama Alabama $5.53 $5.20 $5.58 $4.70 W $5.61 W W

Alabama Ohio W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Alabama W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Florida $14.86 $16.86 $17.46 W ‐‐‐ W

Colorado Indiana W W ‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Colorado Iowa W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Kentucky W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Mississippi ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Ohio ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Alabama WWWWWWWW

Illinois Florida W $13.73 $15.84 $17.08 $17.49 $18.72 $16.21 $13.63

Illinois Indiana WWWWWWWW

Illinois Iowa W W ‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Illinois Kentucky $8.62 $9.95 $10.35 $8.80 $8.21 $7.02 $6.62 $6.15

Illinois Louisiana ‐‐‐ WWWWW

Illinois Minnesota ‐‐‐ WWW ‐ ‐

Illinois Mississippi ‐ ‐ WWWWWW

Illinois Missouri ‐ W W ‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Ohio $10.41 $9.67 $9.24 $10.22 $10.31 $8.69 $8.69 $8.25

Illinois Tennessee WWWWWWWW

Illinois West Virginia WWWWWWW ‐

Illinois Wisconsin ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐ W ‐

Indiana Alabama W $24.49 $27.04 $35.53 W ‐ W ‐

Indiana Florida W ‐‐‐‐ WWW

Indiana Indiana WWWWWWWW

Indiana Iowa W W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Indiana Kentucky $6.56 $6.87 $5.86 $6.50 $5.61 $6.19 $6.01 $5.28

Indiana Ohio W W W $6.50 $6.83 $6.89 $5.32 W

Indiana Tennessee ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Indiana Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

Kentucky Alabama $11.21 ‐‐‐ W ‐ W W

Kentucky Florida $19.81 $18.18 $16.29 $19.79 $21.24 $19.63 $18.91 W

Kentucky Indiana W $5.07 $4.28 $7.45 $5.37 $9.30 $8.18 $7.29

Kentucky Iowa W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Kentucky $6.19 $5.68 $6.26 $6.81 $6.83 $6.48 $6.17 $5.16

Kentucky Louisiana ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Michigan ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Mississippi ‐ ‐ WWWWWW

Kentucky Missouri ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Ohio $5.12 $5.43 $5.05 $7.53 $9.09 $5.43 $8.58 $7.45

Kentucky Pennsylvania W $32.33 $30.33 $27.21 $26.03 ‐‐‐

Kentucky South Carolina ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Tennessee WWWWWWWW

Kentucky Virginia ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Kentucky West Virginia W $4.02 $11.58 $8.16 $13.54 $9.12 $8.75 $7.60

Kentucky Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

Montana Pennsylvania WWW ‐‐‐‐‐

Montana West Virginia $7.45 $6.43 W ‐‐‐‐‐

Montana Wisconsin WWW ‐‐‐‐‐

Ohio Florida W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Ohio Indiana ‐‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐

Ohio Kentucky $7.73 $6.46 $6.14 $6.86 $6.94 $7.19 W W

Ohio Ohio $5.81 $4.40 $3.81 $4.07 $3.59 $4.12 $4.60 $4.08

Ohio Pennsylvania $3.93 $2.49 $5.10 $4.97 $4.31 $5.08 W W

Ohio West Virginia W $2.35 $3.05 $3.48 $3.74 $4.34 $3.67 $3.61

Pennsylvania Florida ‐ ‐ WWW ‐‐‐

Pennsylvania Indiana WWWWWWWW

Pennsylvania Kentucky W $10.00 ‐ W ‐ ‐ W W

Pennsylvania Maryland ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Pennsylvania Mississippi ‐ ‐ W ‐ W ‐‐‐

Pennsylvania New Jersey ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Pennsylvania Ohio $6.97 $6.60 $7.42 $6.02 W W $7.16 $7.08

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $6.38 $7.54 $7.92 $6.61 $7.63 $7.30 $10.97 $6.60

Pennsylvania Tennessee WWW ‐ W ‐‐‐

Pennsylvania West Virginia WWWWW $8.44 $8.99 $7.21

Pennsylvania Wisconsin ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Tennessee Florida W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Table 4b. Average Annual Coal Transportation Costs from State to State by Waterway

(2021 dollars per ton)

Origin State Destination State 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Utah Florida ‐ W W ‐‐‐‐‐

Virginia Florida ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Virginia Kentucky W ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Virginia West Virginia ‐ WWW ‐ W ‐ ‐

West Virginia Alabama ‐ W W ‐‐‐‐ W

West Virginia Florida $16.81 $13.36 $15.19 $9.84 W W $12.22 W

West Virginia Indiana W $12.22 $7.73 $7.84 $9.47 $10.00 $12.70 $14.69

West Virginia Kentucky $6.66 $6.68 $6.11 $6.72 $7.24 $7.45 $5.88 $7.05

West Virginia Maryland ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Michigan ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Mississippi ‐ ‐ W W ‐ ‐ W W

West Virginia New Hampshire ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Ohio $6.66 $4.50 $4.76 $5.46 $3.81 $3.81 $3.99 $3.49

West Virginia Pennsylvania $4.56 $2.92 $3.18 $3.65 $4.08 $4.73 $4.23 W

West Virginia Tennessee WWW ‐‐‐‐ W

West Virginia Virginia ‐ ‐ WWW ‐‐‐

West Virginia West Virginia W $9.60 $4.50 $3.47 $4.17 $4.67 $5.43 $4.71

Wyoming Alabama ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Illinois W $15.21 $16.82 W ‐ ‐ W ‐

Wyoming Indiana W W ‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Iowa W $17.58 W W ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Kentucky ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Louisiana ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Michigan ‐ ‐ W W ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Mississippi ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Ohio $28.24 $29.78 $23.78 W ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Pennsylvania WWWW ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Tennessee ‐ W W ‐‐‐ W W

Wyoming Texas ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming West Virginia $6.16 $6.59 $43.12 W ‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Wisconsin ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐ W ‐

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA‐923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes: Rates are based on a weighted average of the difference between the commodity cost and total delivered cost of coal shipments to plants in the electric power sector.

In addition, the rates are based on the primary transport mode selected by a plant's owner or operator so may include other secondary or tertiary modes. Values are presented

in 2022 dollars. For the composition of coal basins, refer to the definition of "coal‐producing regions" in EIA's glossary at www.eia.gov/tools/glossary.
Table 4b. Average Annual Coal Transportation Costs from State to State by Waterway

(2021 dollars per ton)

Origin State 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Alabama Alabama W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Alabama Ohio ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Alabama ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Florida W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Indiana ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Iowa ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Kentucky ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Mississippi W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Colorado Ohio ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Alabama WWW ‐‐‐‐

Illinois Florida $11.31 $9.45 WWWWW

Illinois Indiana WWWWWWW

Illinois Iowa ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Kentucky $5.35 $5.45 $5.76 $5.68 $5.39 $5.86 $7.94

Illinois Louisiana WWWWWWW

Illinois Minnesota ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Mississippi WWW ‐ W W ‐

Illinois Missouri ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Illinois Ohio W W $5.91 W $6.20 $6.78 $7.40

Illinois Tennessee WWWWWWW

Illinois West Virginia ‐‐‐‐ WWW

Illinois Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Indiana Alabama WWWW ‐‐‐

Indiana Florida ‐ W ‐‐‐‐ W

Indiana Indiana ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W

Indiana Iowa ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Indiana Kentucky $4.70 $3.76 $3.31 $4.07 ‐ ‐ $4.89

Indiana Ohio $5.35 W W W ‐ ‐ $4.95

Indiana Tennessee ‐‐‐ W ‐‐‐

Indiana Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Alabama W ‐ ‐ W W ‐ ‐

Kentucky Florida WWWWWWW

Kentucky Indiana $7.69 $6.75 W $6.98 W W W

Kentucky Iowa ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Kentucky $4.55 $4.96 $4.65 $4.89 $4.61 $4.42 $5.64

Kentucky Louisiana ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Michigan ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Mississippi W ‐ W ‐ W W ‐

Kentucky Missouri ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Ohio $6.42 $5.87 WWWWW

Kentucky Pennsylvania ‐ ‐ W ‐‐‐‐

Kentucky South Carolina ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky Tennessee WWWWWWW

Kentucky Virginia ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Kentucky West Virginia $8.46 W $6.56 $6.43 $5.92 W $9.82

Kentucky Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Montana Pennsylvania ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Montana West Virginia ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Montana Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Ohio Florida ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Ohio Indiana ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Ohio Kentucky WWWWWW $6.25

Ohio Ohio $4.52 $3.22 $3.51 $3.30 $3.05 $3.46 $3.57

Ohio Pennsylvania ‐ W $3.83 W ‐‐‐

Ohio West Virginia $3.27 $3.19 $3.93 $2.89 W W W

Pennsylvania Florida ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W

Pennsylvania Indiana ‐‐‐‐‐ W W

Pennsylvania Kentucky W $11.20 $8.49 $7.99 W W $12.13

Pennsylvania Maryland ‐‐‐ W W ‐ ‐

Pennsylvania Mississippi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Pennsylvania New Jersey ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W

Pennsylvania Ohio $6.94 $5.94 $5.79 W $7.29 W $8.04

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania $7.10 $9.50 $11.40 $10.33 $10.53 $13.33 $12.65

Pennsylvania Tennessee ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Pennsylvania West Virginia $4.15 W W $2.97 W W W

Pennsylvania Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Tennessee Florida ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Table 4b. Average Annual Coal Transportation Costs from State to State by Waterway

(2021 dollars per ton)

Origin State 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Utah Florida ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Virginia Florida ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Virginia Kentucky ‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

Virginia West Virginia ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Alabama W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Florida WWW ‐ ‐ W W

West Virginia Indiana WWWWWWW

West Virginia Kentucky $6.05 $5.74 $4.93 $4.90 $5.24 $5.62 $7.27

West Virginia Maryland ‐‐‐‐ W W ‐

West Virginia Michigan ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia Mississippi ‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

West Virginia New Hampshire ‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

West Virginia Ohio $3.83 $3.60 $4.04 $3.87 $4.16 $4.00 $4.51

West Virginia Pennsylvania W $2.72 $6.47 $8.38 W $9.92 $11.92

West Virginia Tennessee ‐‐‐‐‐ W W

West Virginia Virginia ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

West Virginia West Virginia $5.02 $4.23 $4.32 $4.40 $4.96 $4.67 $5.58

Wyoming Alabama ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Illinois W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Indiana ‐‐‐‐‐ W ‐

Wyoming Iowa ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Kentucky ‐‐‐‐‐‐ W

Wyoming Louisiana ‐‐‐‐ W ‐ ‐

Wyoming Michigan ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Mississippi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Ohio ‐ W ‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Pennsylvania ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Tennessee ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Texas W ‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming West Virginia ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Wyoming Wisconsin ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA‐923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes: Rates are based on a weighted average of the difference between the commodity cost and total delivered cost of coal shipments to plants in the electric power sector.

In addition, the rates are based on the primary transport mode selected by a plant's owner or operator so may include other secondary or tertiary modes. Values are presented

in 2022 dollars. For the composition of coal basins, refer to the definition of "coal‐producing regions" in EIA's glossary at www.eia.gov/tools/glossary.