California Commodity Natural Gas Price
(Current dollars in $/Mcf - dollars per thousand cubic feet)
Below is provided the estimated commodity price paid for natural gas consumed in California. The price includes the combined production and delivery costs to either a Calfornia natural gas utility or to an nonutility consumer. The utilitys' cost for transmission and distribution are not included.
| Core | Noncore | Nonutility | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $2.21 | $1.75 | $1.87 | $1.89 |
| 1997 | $2.39 | $2.19 | $2.41 | $2.29 |
| 1998 | $2.22 | $2.15 | $2.26 | $2.20 |
| 1999 | $2.38 | $2.24 | $2.31 | $2.30 |
| 2000 | $4.21 | $5.83 | $6.20 | $5.40 |
| 2001 | $6.09 | $6.67 | $7.99 | $6.69 |
| 2002 | $3.03 | $3.16 | $3.16 | $3.12 |
| 2003 | $5.09 | $4.91 | $4.93 | $4.97 |
| 2004 | $5.84 | $5.51 | $5.57 | $5.62 |
| 2005 | $7.93 | $7.57 | $7.82 | $7.73 |
| 2006 | $7.00 | $6.06 | $6.07 | $6.33 |
| 2007 | $6.90 | $6.57 | $6.55 | $6.66 |
| 2008 | $7.93 | $8.33 | $8.09 | $8.16 |
| 2009 | $4.20 | $3.59 | $3.72 | $3.78 |
Source: Prepared by the California Energy Commission based on Utility Annual Reports,Calif Gas Report and Natural Gas Week.
Notes:
- Core is utility deliveries to residential and commerial sectors.
- Noncore is utility delivieries to industrial and electric generation.
- Nonutility is direct deliveries from interstate pipelines and California production
$/Mcf is approximately equal to dollars per million Btu.