About the Midwest: Business Climate
Natural Gas Prices
Any business relying on natural gas has already experienced growing energy bills. Although Alliant Energy can’t control the wholesale price of natural gas, we do manage prices for our customers by making wise gas purchase decisions.
Alliant Energy is committed to creating products and services that help our customers deal with the impact of increased price levels and volatility in natural gas.
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Average industrial natural gas prices
National average: 8.94
Alliant Energy service territory | ||
Rank |
State |
Dollars per thousand cubic feet, Feb. 2008 |
7 |
Minnesota |
8.71 |
18 |
Iowa |
9.61 |
31 |
Wisconsin |
10.37 |
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State-by-state rankings | ||
Rank |
State |
Dollars per thousand
|
1 |
Utah |
6.76 |
2 |
Alaska |
6.87 |
3 |
Wyoming |
6.99 |
4 |
North Dakota |
7.88 |
5 |
Texas |
7.94 |
6 |
Nebraska |
8.28 |
7 |
Minnesota |
8.71 |
8 |
South Dakota |
8.72 |
9 |
New Mexico |
8.83 |
10 |
Oregon |
8.89 |
11 |
Vermont |
9.08 |
12 |
Idaho |
9.18 |
13 |
Indiana |
9.23 |
14 |
Kentucky |
9.34 |
14 |
Tennessee |
9.34 |
16 |
Mississippi |
9.46 |
17 |
Michigan |
9.55 |
18 |
Iowa |
9.61 |
19 |
Alabama |
9.89 |
19 |
Oklahoma |
9.89 |
19 |
West Virginia |
9.89 |
22 |
Arkansas |
9.90 |
23 |
Georgia |
10.07 |
24 |
Kansas |
10.08 |
25 |
California |
10.10 |
26 |
Connecticut |
10.21 |
27 |
Washington |
10.29 |
28 |
Montana |
10.34 |
28 |
South Carolina |
10.34 |
30 |
Virginia |
10.36 |
31 |
Wisconsin |
10.37 |
32 |
Arizona |
10.72 |
33 |
Missouri |
10.87 |
34 |
Nevada |
11.09 |
35 |
North Carolina |
11.16 |
36 |
New Jersey |
11.17 |
37 |
Florida |
11.24 |
38 |
Delaware |
11.43 |
39 |
New York |
11.97 |
40 |
Maryland |
12.15 |
41 |
Ohio |
12.42 |
42 |
Rhode Island |
12.50 |
43 |
New Hampshire |
12.62 |
44 |
Pennsylvania |
12.74 |
45 |
Massachusetts |
14.72 |
46 |
Maine |
14.97 |
47 |
Hawaii |
22.62 |
NOTE: No data available for Colorado, Illinois or Louisiana.
Source: April 2008 Natural Gas Monthly, Energy Information Administration, released April 30, 2008.
