Average gas bill in Alaska
$183a month, on average
$2,195 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 143,614 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,685(+30.3%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+114.6%)
- Gas used per year
- 160.9 Mcf ≈ 1,667 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $17.61/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $12.99/Mcf $1.25/therm
Highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 65% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $346 in December 2025; the lowest $75 in August 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 6.11 Mcf | $15.43/Mcf | $94.23 |
| October 2025 | 10.64 Mcf | $13.99/Mcf | $148.85 |
| November 2025 | 16.52 Mcf | $13.28/Mcf | $219.34 |
| December 2025 | 27.04 Mcf | $12.80/Mcf | $346.17 |
| January 2026 | 25.22 Mcf | $12.92/Mcf | $325.85 |
| February 2026 | 18.91 Mcf | $13.12/Mcf | $248.12 |
| March 2026 | 21.84 Mcf | $12.96/Mcf | $283.09 |
| April 2026 | 12.87 Mcf | $13.63/Mcf | $175.48 |
| May 2026 | 8.69 Mcf | $14.40/Mcf | $125.14 |
| June 2026 | 4.40 Mcf | $17.35/Mcf | $76.35 |
| July 2026 | 4.44 Mcf | $17.49/Mcf | $77.58 |
| August 2026 | 4.25 Mcf | $17.61/Mcf | $74.92 |
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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 ($17.61 in August 2026). The winter price, $12.99 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Alaska?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (27.3¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $13.93 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $32.03. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Alaska.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010AK3), residential consumption (N3010AK2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SAK_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.