Average gas bill in Delaware
$104a month, on average
$1,253 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 203,443 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $935(+34.0%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+22.5%)
- Gas used per year
- 68.0 Mcf ≈ 704 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $37.26/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $16.79/Mcf $1.62/therm
14th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 75% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $244 in January 2026; the lowest $33 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.03 Mcf | $32.20/Mcf | $33.08 |
| October 2025 | 2.03 Mcf | $27.17/Mcf | $55.02 |
| November 2025 | 5.85 Mcf | $18.84/Mcf | $110.20 |
| December 2025 | 13.29 Mcf | $17.07/Mcf | $226.88 |
| January 2026 | 15.07 Mcf | $16.17/Mcf | $243.61 |
| February 2026 | 13.84 Mcf | $16.15/Mcf | $223.54 |
| March 2026 | 7.68 Mcf | $17.14/Mcf | $131.60 |
| April 2026 | 3.81 Mcf | $19.51/Mcf | $74.42 |
| May 2026 | 2.10 Mcf | $22.51/Mcf | $47.25 |
| June 2026 | 1.22 Mcf | $29.73/Mcf | $36.24 |
| July 2026 | 1.09 Mcf | $33.41/Mcf | $36.29 |
| August 2026 | 0.95 Mcf | $37.26/Mcf | $35.35 |
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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 ($37.26 in August 2026). The winter price, $16.79 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Delaware?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (18.0¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $18.01 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $21.08. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Delaware.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010DE3), residential consumption (N3010DE2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SDE_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.