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Gas Rate Comparisons
According to the 2019 Memphis Light, Gas and Water Utility Rate Survey, M.U.D.'s monthly residential gas rates ranked 5th lowest among 41 utilities surveyed. The top 20 utilities are included in the chart below.
| 2019 MLGW Annual Survey, Monthly Residential Gas Bills, Top 20 Utilities |
| |
|
Location |
Company |
200 CCF |
|
| 1 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
CPS Energy |
$99.80 |
-22% |
| 2 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma Natural Gas |
$100.31 |
-21% |
| 3 |
|
Milwaukee, WI |
WeEnergies |
$124.43 |
-2% |
| 4 |
|
Denver, CO |
Public Service Company of Colorado |
$126.72 |
0% |
| 5 |
|
Omaha, NE |
Metropolitan Utilities District |
$127.22 |
0% |
| 6 |
|
Memphis, TN |
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division |
$135.22 |
6% |
| 7 |
|
Austin, TX |
Texas Gas Service, a division of ONE Gas, Inc. |
$136.01 |
7% |
| 8 |
|
Dallas, TX |
Atmos Energy |
$138.08 |
9% |
| 9 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
Southwest Gas Corporation |
$138.21 |
9% |
| 10 |
|
Houston, TX |
CenterPoint Energy |
$140.54 |
10% |
| 11 |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
Citizens Energy Group |
$141.78 |
11% |
| 12 |
|
Detroit, MI |
DTE Energy |
$142.28 |
12% |
| 13 |
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
Dominion Energy |
$145.73 |
15% |
| 14 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
Georgia Natural Gas |
$152.56 |
20% |
| 15 |
|
Springfield, MO |
City Utilities of Springfield |
$156.33 |
23% |
| 16 |
|
St. Louis, MO |
Spire Missouri, Inc. |
$160.31 |
26% |
| 17 |
|
Seattle, WA |
Pugent Sound Energy |
$161.81 |
27% |
| 18 |
|
New Orleans, LA |
Entergy New Orleans, LLC |
$167.78 |
32% |
| 19 |
|
Jackson, TN |
Jackson Energy Authority |
$170.71 |
34% |
| 20 |
|
Louisville, KY |
Louisville Gas and Electric Company |
$171.50 |
35% |
|
Water Rate Comparisons
According to the 2019 Memphis Light, Gas and Water Utility Rate Survey, M.U.D.'s monthly residential water rates ranked 14th lowest among 41 water utilities surveyed. The top 20 utilities are listed below.
The average M.U.D. residential customer uses 79,000 gallons of water per year. The cost for 79,000 gallons in 2020 is $379.48 per year, including monthly service fee, monthly $4 infrastructure replacement charge and 2-percent payment to cities.
| 2019 MLGW Annual Survey, Average Monthly Residential Water Bill, Top 20 Utilities |
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|
Location |
Company |
10 CCF |
|
| 1 |
|
Orlando, FL |
Orlando Utilities Commission |
$15.22 |
-50% |
| 2 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
City of Phoenix |
$17.26 |
-43% |
| 3 |
|
Memphis, TN |
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division |
$18.55 |
-39% |
| 4 |
|
Little Rock, AR |
Central Arkansas Water |
$21.53 |
-29% |
| 5 |
|
Nashville, TN |
Metro Water Services |
$21.77 |
-28% |
| 6 |
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
Salt Lake City Public Utilities |
$23.39 |
-22% |
| 7 |
|
Huntsville, AL |
Huntsville Utilities |
$24.29 |
-20% |
| 8 |
|
Dallas, TX |
Dallas Water Utilities |
$24.77 |
-18% |
| 9 |
|
Miami, FL |
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department |
$25.29 |
-16% |
| 10 |
|
Jacksonville, FL |
JEA |
$25.54 |
-15% |
| 11 |
|
St. Louis, MO |
City of St. Louis Water Division |
$25.65 |
-15% |
| 12 |
|
Chicago, IL |
City of Chicago |
$29.55 |
-2% |
| 13 |
|
Milwaukee, WI |
City of Milwaukee |
$29.87 |
-1% |
| 14 |
|
Omaha, NE |
Metropolitan Utilities District |
$30.18 |
0% |
| 15 |
|
Denver, CO |
Denver Water |
$31.42 |
4% |
| 16 |
|
Detroit, MI |
City of Detroit |
$32.01 |
6% |
| 17 |
|
Charlotte, NC |
Charlotte Water |
$32.02 |
6% |
| 18 |
|
Jackson, MS |
City of Jackson, MS |
$32.10 |
6% |
| 19 |
|
Paris, France |
Eau De Paris |
$34.05 |
13% |
| 20 |
|
Louisville, KY |
Louisville Water Company |
$35.13 |
16% |
|
M.U.D. water meters measure use in ccfs and are shown as billing units on the statement. One ccf = 100 cubic feet of water or 748 gallons.
What you pay for water provides adequate system maintenance, offsets the rising costs of power and chemicals, and assures a safe, reliable drinking water supply.
