Natural gas customers who do not shop for a competitive natural gas supplier pay the default price for gas from their gas utility distribution company.
The default price is generally adjusted quarterly by the utility, but the utility cannot make a profit on the gas it provides to default customers.
Over about the last year, the cost of natural gas supplied to default customers has increased from 9.26% to 57.5%, depending on the natural gas utility supplying the gas, according to PaGasSwitch.com.
the increases for each utility were--
-- Columbia Gas of PA - 16.96%
-- National Fuel Gas - 43.5%
-- PECO Gas - 9.26%
-- Peoples Gas - 57.56%
-- Philadelphia Gas Works - 51.19%
-- UGI Gas Utilities - 49.15%
During those 12 months or so, utilities also saw prices go higher and lower, as the past price charts on PaGasSwitch.com show.
You can check the latest natural gas prices to compare for each utility default service, see offers from competitive natural gas suppliers, as well as past prices for several years on PaGasSwitch.com.
Here’s a quick rundown for the major natural gas utilities in Pennsylvania--
Columbia Gas of PA -
The current price of natural gas to compare for Columbia Gas of PA is $0.33169 per therm as of October 10. Past prices to compare--
July 1 - 0.410
April 1 - 0.327
January 1- 0.297
October 1 - 0.283 (2024)
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National Fuel Gas
The current price of natural gas to compare for National Fuel Gas is $0.54463 per Ccf as of November 3. Past prices to compare--
July 31 - 0.459
April 30 - 0.459
January 31 - 0.402
October 31 - 0.379 (2024)
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PECO Gas
The current price of natural gas to compare for PECO Gas is $0.53143 per Ccf as of February 28. Past prices to compare--
November 30 - 0.627
August 31 - 0.663
May 31 - 0.592
February 28 - 0.486
December 31 - 0.486 (2024
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Peoples Natural Gas Co.
The current price of natural gas to compare for Peoples Natural Gas Co. is $3.5912 per Mcf as of September 30. Past prices to compare--
July 1 - $2.996
April 1 - $4.251
March 1 - $3.717
January 1 - $2.591
October 1 - $2.279 (2024)
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Philadelphia Gas Works
The current price of natural gas to compare for Philadelphia Gas Works is $0.63502 per Ccf as of December 1. Past prices to compare--
September 1 - 0.566
June 1 - 0.583
March 1 - 0.545
December 1- 0.42 (2023)
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UGI Gas Utilities
The current price of natural gas to compare for UGI Gas Utilities is $0.69874 per Ccf as of December 1. Past prices to compare--
October 27 - 0.682
February 29 - 0.582
November 30 - 0.468 (2024)
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The PaGasSwitch.com website and the price information is maintained by the Public Utility Commission.
(Graphs of gas utility default service natural gas prices from PaGasSwitch.com.)
Resource Links - Energy Prices:
-- PUC: Most PA Electric Utility Consumers To See 3.7% To 10.6% Increase In Electricity Prices During The Next 3 Months Starting Dec. 1 [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Highlights 'Extraordinary Challenges' Pennsylvania Families Are Facing This Winter With Energy Bills And His Appreciation For Groups Providing Assistance [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Alert For Dec. 13 In Illinois, And Dec. 14, 15 In Its Western Region, Including Duquesne Light, Penn Power, West Penn Power [PaEN]
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-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: DEP To Review Proposal To Expand No-Drill Zones Around Homes, Schools, Streams
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Will Study Plan To Keep New Natural Gas Drilling Pads Farther From Homes, Schools, Hospitals
-- Capitol Wire: Natural Gas Fracking Activity In Pennsylvania Surges As Power Demand From A.I. Data Centers Increases
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PJM Grid Operator Covering PA Failing To Plan For Responsible A.I. Data Center Load Growth, Observers Say
-- Fortune: Exelon CEO: The ‘Warning Lights Are On’ For US Electric Grid Resilience And Utility Prices Amid Uncontrolled A.I. Data Center Demand Surge [Electricity & Natural Gas Costs Are Now Leading Inflation Pressures]
-- Scranton Times: Customer, Elected Officials Blast Proposed PPL Rate Increase, Concerns About Ratepayers Footing The Bill For A.I. Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Approves Columbia Gas Rate Increase - 13th Since 2008
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-- TribLive: Springdale Residents, Environmental Groups Gather To Oppose A.I. Data Center; More Events Planned In Allegheny County [Vote Dec. 16]
-- Fox43: New Plans Reviewed For $15 Billion A.I. Data Center In Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Signs Agreement To Buy Electricity From Clearfield County Solar Energy Facility To Stabilize Energy Costs
- The Guardian: More Than 230 US Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New Energy-Hungry A.I. Data Centers Causing Soaring Electric Bills
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Concerns Raised About PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In A.I. Data Centers
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Potential For More Air Pollution From A.I. Data Centers Causes Concern In Virginia
-- Reuters: Big Tech Shifts To ‘All Of The Above’ A.I. Power Strategy [Still Prioritizing Renewables Over Fossil Fuels]
-- Utility Dive: President Wants ‘ONE’ National A.I. Data Center Rule As States Seeks To Curb Impacts On Energy Costs, Water Use, Privacy And Other Issues
-- NY Times: President Promises Executive Order To Block State A.I. Regulations
-- Post-Gazette: A.I. Strike Team Finds New Partner, Fresh Leadership To Promote A.I. In PA
-- PA Attorney General Sunday Leads Coalition Of 42 Attorneys General In Letter To A.I. Software Companies Demanding Safeguards To Protect Vulnerable Residents From Harmful Interactions With Bots
[Posted: December 11, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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