Natural Gas Outages in New Hampshire by City
Only 21.4% of New Hampshire homes heat with utility gas; fuel oil heats 39.5%, so gas outages here mostly affect stoves and water heaters.
Natural gas in New Hampshire
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25040.
- Home heating: 21.4% of 555,822 occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas (US 46.5%), 5th lowest of 50 states. Electricity heats 11.1%, propane 19.2%, fuel oil 39.5%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
- Residential gas customers, 2024: 116,692 (US 73,719,064). Source: EIA, natural gas residential consumers by state
- Residential price, 2024: $18.74 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally; 8th of 50 states (1 = most expensive). Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Cities we track: gas heat is most common in Nashua (70.4% of homes) and least common in Manchester (49.9%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
- Winter weather record: 724 NOAA reports of winter storms, ice, heavy snow or extreme cold in New Hampshire from 2015 through 2025, most in 2017 (96); February is the peak month. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
New Hampshire is 3rd most expensive of 4. Source: EIA.
Busiest year: 2017 (96). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in New Hampshire, city by city
Listed for New Hampshire: Liberty Utilities, Unitil. Call the one on your bill; our natural gas outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a natural gas outage in New Hampshire right now?
Not on this site: no reports from New Hampshire in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in New Hampshire heat with natural gas?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates show 21.4% of New Hampshire occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas, against 46.5% nationally. EIA counts 116,692 residential gas customers (2024).
How much does natural gas cost in New Hampshire?
The average residential price in 2024 was $18.74 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally (EIA).
When are gas outages most likely in New Hampshire?
During cold snaps. NOAA logged 724 winter storm, ice and extreme cold reports in New Hampshire from 2015 through 2025, most of them in February.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works