Average Natural Gas Price (Dollars Per Million BTUs, 1997)
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Table
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| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
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1 |
Hawaii |
$15.88 |
27 |
Nebraska |
$4.79 |
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|
2 |
New Hampshire |
6.94 |
28 |
Montana |
4.76 |
|
|
3 |
Maine |
6.86 |
29 |
South Carolina |
4.76 |
|
|
4 |
Massachusetts |
6.79 |
30 |
Alabama |
4.69 |
|
|
5 |
Connecticut |
6.75 |
31 |
Minnesota |
4.58 |
|
|
6 |
Pennsylvania |
6.50 |
32 |
Nevada |
4.57 |
|
|
7 |
NEW YORK |
$6.32
|
33 |
West Virginia |
4.57 |
|
|
8 |
Virginia |
6.07 |
34 |
Michigan |
4.52 |
|
|
9 |
North Carolina |
5.95 |
35 |
Kansas |
4.48 |
|
|
10 |
Missouri |
5.79 |
36 |
Arkansas |
4.29 |
|
|
11 |
Maryland |
5.78 |
37 |
Colorado |
4.22 |
|
|
12 |
Ohio |
5.69 |
38 |
Oklahoma |
4.22 |
|
|
13 |
Rhode Island |
5.62 |
39 |
Washington |
4.07 |
|
|
14 |
Georgia |
5.62 |
40 |
New Mexico |
3.88 |
|
|
15 |
New Jersey |
5.61 |
41 |
Florida |
3.85 |
|
|
16 |
Tennessee |
5.12 |
42 |
Utah |
3.83 |
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|
17 |
Wisconsin |
5.11 |
43 |
North Dakota |
3.73 |
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|
18 |
Indiana |
5.08 |
44 |
Mississippi |
3.70 |
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|
19 |
Illinois |
5.03 |
45 |
Oregon |
3.67 |
|
|
20 |
Arizona |
5.00 |
46 |
Idaho |
3.55 |
|
|
21 |
Iowa |
4.97 |
47 |
Wyoming |
3.54 |
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|
22 |
Kentucky |
4.97 |
48 |
Texas |
3.08 |
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|
23 |
Delaware |
4.90 |
49 |
Louisiana |
2.80 |
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|
24 |
Vermont |
4.90 |
50 |
Alaska |
2.07 |
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|
25 |
California |
4.88 |
U.S. average |
$4.62
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|
26 |
South Dakota |
4.79 |
N.Y.S. % above avg. |
36.8% |
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| Source: US Department of Energy www.energy.gov/dataandprices/index.ht | ||||||
| Natural gas is a major energy source for New York's homes and businesses, including companies that generate electricity. | ||||||