Average gas bill in Pennsylvania
$112a month, on average
$1,343 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 2,895,337 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,172(+14.6%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+31.3%)
- Gas used per year
- 84.1 Mcf ≈ 871 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $29.02/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $14.67/Mcf $1.42/therm
10th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 74% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $270 in January 2026; the lowest $33 in July 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.38 Mcf | $26.59/Mcf | $36.73 |
| October 2025 | 3.74 Mcf | $18.42/Mcf | $68.86 |
| November 2025 | 8.95 Mcf | $15.31/Mcf | $137.10 |
| December 2025 | 15.85 Mcf | $13.91/Mcf | $220.44 |
| January 2026 | 18.97 Mcf | $14.21/Mcf | $269.58 |
| February 2026 | 15.33 Mcf | $14.49/Mcf | $222.12 |
| March 2026 | 8.78 Mcf | $16.67/Mcf | $146.30 |
| April 2026 | 4.28 Mcf | $18.13/Mcf | $77.65 |
| May 2026 | 3.05 Mcf | $19.17/Mcf | $58.48 |
| June 2026 | 1.52 Mcf | $26.08/Mcf | $39.59 |
| July 2026 | 1.14 Mcf | $28.73/Mcf | $32.62 |
| August 2026 | 1.14 Mcf | $29.02/Mcf | $33.21 |
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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 ($29.02 in August 2026). The winter price, $14.67 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Pennsylvania?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (21.1¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $15.73 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $24.77. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Pennsylvania.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010PA3), residential consumption (N3010PA2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SPA_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.