Average gas bill in Kentucky
$79a month, on average
$950 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 795,860 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $813(+16.9%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−7.1%)
- Gas used per year
- 58.0 Mcf ≈ 601 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $37.05/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $13.87/Mcf $1.34/therm
24th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 71% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $194 in January 2026; the lowest $33 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.02 Mcf | $32.62/Mcf | $33.12 |
| October 2025 | 2.31 Mcf | $19.73/Mcf | $45.62 |
| November 2025 | 6.71 Mcf | $14.02/Mcf | $94.02 |
| December 2025 | 11.83 Mcf | $12.52/Mcf | $148.16 |
| January 2026 | 15.21 Mcf | $12.72/Mcf | $193.52 |
| February 2026 | 9.38 Mcf | $14.45/Mcf | $135.59 |
| March 2026 | 5.17 Mcf | $19.12/Mcf | $98.93 |
| April 2026 | 1.97 Mcf | $27.06/Mcf | $53.35 |
| May 2026 | 1.34 Mcf | $29.48/Mcf | $39.45 |
| June 2026 | 1.04 Mcf | $33.20/Mcf | $34.46 |
| July 2026 | 1.08 Mcf | $36.74/Mcf | $39.65 |
| August 2026 | 0.93 Mcf | $37.05/Mcf | $34.45 |
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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 ($37.05 in August 2026). The winter price, $13.87 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Kentucky?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (14.2¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $14.88 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $16.65. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Kentucky.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010KY3), residential consumption (N3010KY2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SKY_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.