Cost and Energy-Saving Communication Recall Declines

Record-high average monthly residential gas utility bills ($122) are negatively impacting overall customer satisfaction according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, ^SM released today. Customer satisfaction with cost is 115 index points (on a 1,000-point scale) lower than the overall customer satisfaction index. Compared to 2024, fewer customers indicate their utility has helped them lower their bill amounts or are aware of their utility’s energy savings programs.

“While gas utilities score well on core, service dimensions such as ease, problem resolution, people, safety and reliability, higher bill amounts can place added financial pressures on households,” said Chris Oberle, managing director of utilities intelligence at J.D. Power. “Now is the time for utilities to proactively communicate how they can work with customers to lower their bill amounts, raise awareness of their energy savings programs and make it easier for them to manage their usage.”

Study Rankings

The following utilities rank highest in residential customer satisfaction in their respective segment:

• East Large Segment: Washington Gas
• East Midsize Segment: Elizabethtown Gas (for an 11^th consecutive year)
• Midwest Large Segment: Atmos Energy
• Midwest Midsize Segment: North Shore Gas
• South Large Segment: Atmos Energy
• South Midsize Segment: TECO Peoples Gas
• West Large Segment: Southwest Gas (for a sixth consecutive year)
• West Midsize Segment: Intermountain Gas Company (for a third consecutive year)

See the rank chart for each segment at http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2025162.

The 2025 U.S. Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study is based on responses from 72,765 online interviews conducted from January to November 2025 among residential customers of the 87 largest gas utility brands across the United States, which represent more than 125,000 residential customers.

For more information about the U.S. Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, visit https://www.jdpower.com/business/resource/us-gas-utility-residential-customer-satisfaction-study.

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