Average gas bill in Alabama
$57a month, on average
$678 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 799,428 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $654(+3.7%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−33.7%)
- Gas used per year
- 36.8 Mcf ≈ 381 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $25.48/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $16.98/Mcf $1.64/therm
11th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 72% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $151 in January 2026; the lowest $21 in August 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.90 Mcf | $25.18/Mcf | $22.77 |
| October 2025 | 1.26 Mcf | $24.71/Mcf | $31.03 |
| November 2025 | 3.28 Mcf | $19.31/Mcf | $63.43 |
| December 2025 | 6.94 Mcf | $16.97/Mcf | $117.73 |
| January 2026 | 9.12 Mcf | $16.59/Mcf | $151.26 |
| February 2026 | 6.21 Mcf | $15.89/Mcf | $98.71 |
| March 2026 | 3.18 Mcf | $17.83/Mcf | $56.70 |
| April 2026 | 1.68 Mcf | $20.39/Mcf | $34.33 |
| May 2026 | 1.44 Mcf | $22.64/Mcf | $32.51 |
| June 2026 | 1.06 Mcf | $24.06/Mcf | $25.40 |
| July 2026 | 0.92 Mcf | $25.16/Mcf | $23.16 |
| August 2026 | 0.84 Mcf | $25.48/Mcf | $21.45 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($25.48 in August 2026). The winter price, $16.98 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Alabama?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (16.5¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $18.21 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $19.36. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Alabama.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010AL3), residential consumption (N3010AL2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SAL_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.