As the fifth largest public gas utility in the United States, we provide a product and service at rates that are lower than area investor-owned utilities and among the lowest in the United States. To help measure affordability, we compare ourselves to other major utilities included in the annual Memphis Gas, Light and Water survey. Our gas rates remain well below the national and Midwestern averages. Our water rates trended mid-range nationally and regionally. See the charts below to see how our rates compare.
Links to the District's gas and water rate schedules are in the boxes to the left.
Gas Rate Comparisons
According to the 2022 Memphis Light, Gas and Water Utility Rate Survey, M.U.D.'s monthly residential gas rates ranked ninth lowest among 40 utilities surveyed. The top 20 utilities are included in the chart below.
| 2022 MLGW Annual Survey, Monthly Residential Gas Bills, Top 20 Utilities |
| |
|
Location |
Company |
200 CCF* |
| 1 |
|
Reno, NV |
Sierra Pacific Power Company |
$125.17 |
| 2 |
|
Indianapolis, IN |
Citizens Energy Group |
$142.16 |
| 3 |
|
Memphis, TN |
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division |
$154.72 |
| 4 |
|
Houston, TX |
CenterPoint Energy |
$155.94 |
| 5 |
|
Denver, CO |
Public Service Company of Colorado |
$160.31 |
| 6 |
|
Detroit, MI |
DTE Energy |
$162.78 |
| 7 |
|
San Antonio, TX |
CPS Energy |
$168.30 |
| 8 |
|
Milwaukee, WI |
WeEnergies |
$174.01 |
| 9 |
|
Omaha, NE |
Metropolitan Utilities District |
$175.57 |
| 10 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
Georgia Natural Gas |
$178.31 |
| 11 |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma Natural Gas |
$185.83 |
| 12 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
Southwest Gas Corporation |
$188.36 |
| 13 |
|
Jackson, TN |
Jackson Energy Authority |
$190.25 |
| 14 |
|
Chattanooga, TN |
Chattanooga Gas Company |
$190.43 |
| 15 |
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
Dominion Energy |
$191.43 |
| 16 |
|
St. Louis, MO |
Spire Missouri, Inc. |
$197.68 |
| 17 |
|
Chicago, IL |
The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. |
$210.00 |
| 18 |
|
Seattle, WA |
Puget Sound Energy |
$212.06 |
| 19 |
|
Huntsville, AL |
Huntsville Utilities |
$214.40 |
| 20 |
|
Knoxville, TN |
Knoxville Utilities Board |
$220.05 |
|
*Residential gas meters are read in units of 100 cubic feet (CCF) and billed in Therms. The volume of gas measured in cubic feet is adjusted for heat value and pressure factor to derive the amount of energy used, measured in Therms.
Water Rate Comparisons
According to the 2022 Memphis Light, Gas and Water Utility Rate Survey, M.U.D.'s monthly residential water rates ranked 16th lowest among 40 water utilities surveyed. The top 20 utilities are listed below.
| 2022 MLGW Annual Survey, Average Monthly Residential Water Bill, Top 20 Utilities |
| |
|
Location |
Company |
10 CCF* |
| 1 |
|
Orlando, FL |
Orlando Utilities Commission |
$17.64 |
| 2 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
City of Phoenix |
$20.48 |
| 3 |
|
Little Rock, AR |
Central Arkansas Water |
$23.24 |
| 4 |
|
Memphis, TN |
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division |
$23.93 |
| 5 |
|
Huntsville, AL |
Huntsville Utilities |
$24.29 |
| 6 |
|
Salt Lake City, UT |
Salt Lake City Public Utilities |
$24.83 |
| 7 |
|
Dallas, TX |
Dallas Water Utilities |
$25.39 |
| 8 |
|
Jacksonville, FL |
JEA |
$25.54 |
| 9 |
|
St. Louis, MO |
City of St. Louis Water Division |
$25.65 |
| 10 |
|
Milwaukee, WI |
City of Milwaukee |
$27.57 |
| 11 |
|
Miami, FL |
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Dept. |
$28.18 |
| 12 |
|
Chicago, IL |
City of Chicago |
$30.79 |
| 13 |
|
Charlotte, NC |
Charlotte Water |
$32.33 |
| 14 |
|
Detroit, MI |
City of Detroit |
$33.79 |
| 15 |
|
Denver, CO |
Denver Water |
$34.28 |
| 16 |
|
Omaha, NE |
Metropolitan Utilities District |
$34.67 |
| 17 |
|
Jackson, TN |
Jackson Energy Authority |
$37.36 |
| 18 |
|
Louisville, KY |
Louisville Water Company |
$37.63 |
| 19 |
|
Reno, NV |
Sierra Pacific Power Company |
$38.18 |
| 20 |
|
Nashville, TN |
Metro Water Services |
$38.45 |
|
*The unit of measure for water billing is CCF. 1 CCF = 100 cubic feet = 748 gallons.
