Average gas bill in Michigan
$91a month, on average
$1,095 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 3,441,467 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $967(+13.2%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+7.0%)
- Gas used per year
- 95.1 Mcf ≈ 985 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $20.75/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $10.58/Mcf $1.02/therm
19th 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 $204 in January 2026; the lowest $31 in June 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.99 Mcf | $16.89/Mcf | $33.67 |
| October 2025 | 4.67 Mcf | $11.87/Mcf | $55.48 |
| November 2025 | 10.85 Mcf | $10.66/Mcf | $115.70 |
| December 2025 | 17.00 Mcf | $10.24/Mcf | $174.09 |
| January 2026 | 20.39 Mcf | $10.02/Mcf | $204.36 |
| February 2026 | 14.58 Mcf | $11.13/Mcf | $162.28 |
| March 2026 | 10.82 Mcf | $11.32/Mcf | $122.50 |
| April 2026 | 6.13 Mcf | $12.51/Mcf | $76.65 |
| May 2026 | 3.93 Mcf | $14.07/Mcf | $55.27 |
| June 2026 | 1.58 Mcf | $19.72/Mcf | $31.06 |
| July 2026 | 1.64 Mcf | $19.88/Mcf | $32.67 |
| August 2026 | 1.53 Mcf | $20.75/Mcf | $31.70 |
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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 ($20.75 in August 2026). The winter price, $10.58 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Michigan?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (21.7¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $11.35 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $25.47. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Michigan.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010MI3), residential consumption (N3010MI2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SMI_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.