Average gas bill in North Carolina
$72a month, on average
$866 over the 12 months April 2024 – March 2025 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,444,353 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $770(+12.5%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−15.3%)
- Gas used per year
- 51.5 Mcf ≈ 534 therms
- Latest price (Jul 2026)
- $34.09/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $15.76/Mcf $1.52/therm
21st lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 78% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $193 in January 2025; the lowest $20 in July 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | 2.22 Mcf | $17.67/Mcf | $39.30 |
| May 2024 | 0.97 Mcf | $25.40/Mcf | $24.74 |
| June 2024 | 0.79 Mcf | $25.69/Mcf | $20.31 |
| July 2024 | 0.80 Mcf | $24.76/Mcf | $19.92 |
| August 2024 | 0.84 Mcf | $24.55/Mcf | $20.67 |
| September 2024 | 0.94 Mcf | $23.89/Mcf | $22.48 |
| October 2024 | 2.04 Mcf | $21.05/Mcf | $42.91 |
| November 2024 | 4.84 Mcf | $19.97/Mcf | $96.56 |
| December 2024 | 10.33 Mcf | $14.17/Mcf | $146.31 |
| January 2025 | 14.55 Mcf | $13.28/Mcf | $193.18 |
| February 2025 | 8.34 Mcf | $16.51/Mcf | $137.75 |
| March 2025 | 4.83 Mcf | $21.09/Mcf | $101.77 |
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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 ($34.09 in July 2026). The winter price, $15.76 per Mcf for Nov 2024 – Mar 2025, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in North Carolina?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (14.9¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $16.90 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $17.51. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in North Carolina.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010NC3), residential consumption (N3010NC2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SNC_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.