Average gas bill in Tennessee
$61a month, on average
$735 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,252,232 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $641(+14.7%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−28.2%)
- Gas used per year
- 55.0 Mcf ≈ 570 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $22.84/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $12.29/Mcf $1.19/therm
15th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 77% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $165 in January 2026; the lowest $20 in August 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.01 Mcf | $20.52/Mcf | $20.68 |
| October 2025 | 1.68 Mcf | $20.41/Mcf | $34.21 |
| November 2025 | 5.67 Mcf | $13.18/Mcf | $74.78 |
| December 2025 | 11.58 Mcf | $11.31/Mcf | $130.96 |
| January 2026 | 14.66 Mcf | $11.23/Mcf | $164.65 |
| February 2026 | 9.59 Mcf | $13.12/Mcf | $125.87 |
| March 2026 | 4.33 Mcf | $15.54/Mcf | $67.29 |
| April 2026 | 2.01 Mcf | $15.04/Mcf | $30.23 |
| May 2026 | 1.52 Mcf | $16.83/Mcf | $25.56 |
| June 2026 | 1.11 Mcf | $19.75/Mcf | $22.00 |
| July 2026 | 0.97 Mcf | $20.35/Mcf | $19.68 |
| August 2026 | 0.85 Mcf | $22.84/Mcf | $19.52 |
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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 ($22.84 in August 2026). The winter price, $12.29 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Tennessee?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (13.8¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $13.18 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $16.18. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Tennessee.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010TN3), residential consumption (N3010TN2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_STN_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.