Average gas bill in Virginia
$100a month, on average
$1,196 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,303,910 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,024(+16.8%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+16.9%)
- Gas used per year
- 66.3 Mcf ≈ 687 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $31.14/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $16.50/Mcf $1.59/therm
16th 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 $241 in January 2026; the lowest $34 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.30 Mcf | $26.14/Mcf | $33.90 |
| October 2025 | 2.65 Mcf | $20.85/Mcf | $55.34 |
| November 2025 | 6.77 Mcf | $16.58/Mcf | $112.22 |
| December 2025 | 13.38 Mcf | $15.45/Mcf | $206.68 |
| January 2026 | 14.74 Mcf | $16.34/Mcf | $240.84 |
| February 2026 | 12.59 Mcf | $16.66/Mcf | $209.78 |
| March 2026 | 6.16 Mcf | $18.75/Mcf | $115.51 |
| April 2026 | 2.98 Mcf | $22.36/Mcf | $66.60 |
| May 2026 | 2.11 Mcf | $23.66/Mcf | $49.90 |
| June 2026 | 1.28 Mcf | $27.20/Mcf | $34.77 |
| July 2026 | 1.22 Mcf | $29.83/Mcf | $36.40 |
| August 2026 | 1.09 Mcf | $31.14/Mcf | $34.03 |
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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 ($31.14 in August 2026). The winter price, $16.50 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Virginia?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (16.9¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $17.70 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $19.87. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Virginia.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010VA3), residential consumption (N3010VA2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SVA_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.