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Average gas bill in Alaska

What a typical Alaska home with natural gas pays each month, in winter and in summer, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Updated · EIA data

Typical home with gas in Alaska12 months to June 2026
Average monthly gas bill$181About 138 therms a month at $1.31 per therm
Lowest stateNevada $36Highest stateAlaska $181
Winter bill, Dec–Feb
$307/mo
Summer bill, Jun–Aug
$70/mo

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential natural gas use and prices, July 2025 to June 2026, and residential customers, 2024. Bill and use per home are our calculation. How we calculate this

By home size

  • Studio or 1-bedroom apartment$78/mo
  • 2-bedroom apartment$83/mo
  • 3-bedroom house$196/mo
  • Large house, 2,500+ sq ft$288/mo

BillAverage estimate based on EIA data, for homes that pay their own gas bill: typical use for each home type in the West (EIA's 2020 home energy survey), scaled to Alaska's average use and priced at $1.31 per therm.

Is your bill higher than this?

Gas bills here swing from about $70 a month in summer (June to August) to about $307 in winter (December to February), when heating runs.

Homes with gas service use about 138 therms a month, 155% more than the U.S. average of 54, and pay about $1.31 per therm ($13.61 per thousand cubic feet), 17% lower than the U.S. average.

Gas prices here from April to June 2026 were 11% higher than in the same months a year earlier.

About 62% of Alaska homes use natural gas at all, according to EIA's 2020 home energy survey. The rest use electricity or other fuels and have no gas bill.

Alaska gas bills by month

AlaskaU.S. average
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Average bill per residential gas customer each month, our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

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Questions

What is the average gas bill in Alaska?
$181 a month over the 12 months to June 2026, for homes with natural gas service. That's our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on residential gas use, prices and customers.
How much is a gas bill in winter in Alaska?
About $307 a month from December to February, when heating runs, compared with about $70 a month from June to August.
How much does natural gas cost per therm in Alaska?
About $1.31 per therm ($13.61 per thousand cubic feet) on average over the 12 months to June 2026, including delivery charges. The U.S. average was $1.57 per therm.
Are gas bills in Alaska higher than average?
Yes. $181 a month is above the U.S. average of $85, 1st highest of the 50 states and D.C..