Natural Gas Price in Alaska (2025)
Natural gas in Alaska costs $1.25 per therm on average for homes ($12.96 per Mcf, 2025) – 16% below the US average and the 17th cheapest of 51 states and DC. The average customer's bill works out to about $160 a month over the year.
Source: EIA annual residential price (2025) and residential use per customer (2024). Latest monthly figure: $1.69/therm in July 2026 (monthly prices swing with the season).
Gas bill in Alaska by usage
| Monthly use | Alaska | At US average |
|---|---|---|
| 30 therms (29 ccf) | $37.49 | $44.38 |
| 60 therms (58 ccf) | $74.99 | $88.76 |
| 100 therms (96 ccf) | $124.98 | $147.93 |
| 150 therms (145 ccf) | $187.46 | $221.89 |
Average price includes delivery and fixed charges spread over all gas sold. Roughly: 30 therms is a summer month with a gas water heater and stove; 100–150 therms is a cold-climate winter month with gas heat.
Price trend
Alaska's average residential price rose from $11.73 per Mcf in 2024 to $12.96 in 2025 (+10.5%). Nationally it went from $14.50 to $15.34.
Gas vs electricity in Alaska
One therm of gas holds the same energy as 29.3 kWh of electricity. At Alaska's 28.83¢/kWh, that much electricity costs $8.45 versus $1.25 for the gas. Gas furnaces turn 80–97% of that into heat, while a heat pump delivers 2–3 times the electricity it uses. Run your own numbers with the heat pump vs furnace calculator, and see electricity cost in Alaska.
How Alaska compares
- Wyoming: $1.13/therm, about $68/month
- Tennessee: $1.14/therm, about $52/month
- Nevada: $1.27/therm, about $50/month
- West Virginia: $1.33/therm, about $72/month
- US average: $1.48/therm, about $76/month.
Other Pacific Noncontiguous states: Hawaii ($5.05).
Frequently asked questions
How much is natural gas per therm in Alaska?
Alaska residential customers paid an average of $1.25 per therm in 2025 ($12.96 per thousand cubic feet), including delivery charges. That is 16% below the US average of $1.48 and ranks 17th cheapest of 51.
What is the average gas bill in Alaska?
The average Alaska gas customer used about 148.4 Mcf (1,539 therms) a year in 2024, which works out to about $160 a month at 2025 prices, averaged over the year. Winter bills are much higher than summer bills.
Has natural gas gone up in Alaska?
The average price rose from $11.73 per Mcf in 2024 to $12.96 in 2025 (+10.5%).
Is gas or electric heat cheaper in Alaska?
Per unit of energy, gas at $1.25/therm compares with $8.45 for the same energy from electricity at 28.83¢/kWh. A heat pump delivers 2–3 units of heat per unit of electricity, so it can still beat gas – compare with your numbers in the heat pump vs furnace calculator.
Sources: EIA natural gas prices; EIA residential deliveries; EIA number of consumers.