Average gas bill in West Virginia
$91a month, on average
$1,089 over the 12 months June 2025 – May 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 336,511 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $971(+12.2%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+6.5%)
- Gas used per year
- 71.6 Mcf ≈ 742 therms
- Latest price (May 2026)
- $24.68/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $13.25/Mcf $1.28/therm
20th 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 $202 in January 2026; the lowest $32 in July 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 1.20 Mcf | $28.73/Mcf | $34.49 |
| July 2025 | 0.90 Mcf | $35.11/Mcf | $31.72 |
| August 2025 | 1.02 Mcf | $33.16/Mcf | $33.90 |
| September 2025 | 1.03 Mcf | $32.92/Mcf | $33.85 |
| October 2025 | 3.27 Mcf | $16.53/Mcf | $54.03 |
| November 2025 | 7.20 Mcf | $14.83/Mcf | $106.78 |
| December 2025 | 12.93 Mcf | $12.48/Mcf | $161.33 |
| January 2026 | 16.62 Mcf | $12.15/Mcf | $201.98 |
| February 2026 | 13.64 Mcf | $12.46/Mcf | $169.95 |
| March 2026 | 7.84 Mcf | $16.76/Mcf | $131.34 |
| April 2026 | 3.69 Mcf | $19.95/Mcf | $73.63 |
| May 2026 | 2.29 Mcf | $24.68/Mcf | $56.40 |
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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 ($24.68 in May 2026). The winter price, $13.25 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in West Virginia?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (15.6¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $14.21 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $18.26. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in West Virginia.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010WV3), residential consumption (N3010WV2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SWV_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.