Average gas bill in Maine
$121a month, on average
$1,457 over the 12 months June 2024 – May 2025 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 42,989 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,278(+14.0%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+42.4%)
- Gas used per year
- 74.2 Mcf ≈ 769 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $40.33/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $17.96/Mcf $1.73/therm
7th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 69% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $283 in January 2025; the lowest $48 in July 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | 1.47 Mcf | $33.12/Mcf | $48.54 |
| July 2024 | 1.19 Mcf | $40.15/Mcf | $47.63 |
| August 2024 | 1.19 Mcf | $41.10/Mcf | $48.76 |
| September 2024 | 1.44 Mcf | $34.29/Mcf | $49.45 |
| October 2024 | 3.35 Mcf | $22.34/Mcf | $74.83 |
| November 2024 | 6.70 Mcf | $18.40/Mcf | $123.27 |
| December 2024 | 10.51 Mcf | $15.92/Mcf | $167.39 |
| January 2025 | 15.28 Mcf | $18.50/Mcf | $282.74 |
| February 2025 | 13.56 Mcf | $18.63/Mcf | $252.65 |
| March 2025 | 10.10 Mcf | $18.05/Mcf | $182.23 |
| April 2025 | 6.44 Mcf | $17.97/Mcf | $115.79 |
| May 2025 | 2.93 Mcf | $21.59/Mcf | $63.28 |
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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 ($40.33 in August 2026). The winter price, $17.96 per Mcf for Nov 2024 – Mar 2025, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Maine?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (30.2¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $19.26 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $35.44. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Maine.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010ME3), residential consumption (N3010ME2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SME_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.