Natural Gas Outages in Salt Lake City, Utah
Gas outage reports from Salt Lake City residents, who to call, and what to do if you smell gas.
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No natural gas outage reports in Salt Lake City, Utah in the last 24 hours
How to report gas problems in Salt Lake City
Gas service in Salt Lake City, Utah is listed under: Dominion Energy Utah. Use the 24-hour emergency number on your bill for outages.
Smell gas? If you notice a rotten-egg smell, leave the building right away. Do not use light switches or phones inside. Call 911 or the gas emergency line from a safe distance.
Natural gas use in Salt Lake City
Gas is the main way Salt Lake City heats its homes: 71.9% of households use utility gas, well above the 46.5% national share, so a gas outage here quickly becomes a heating outage.
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
- Homes heated with utility gas: 71.9% of 92,652 households in Salt Lake City (about 66,600 homes), against 78.7% across Utah and 46.5% nationally. Electricity heats 24.2% of homes here, and bottled or propane gas 2.1%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (table B25040)
- Age of the housing: the median home in Salt Lake City was built in 1965; 45% of housing units date from before 1960 and 15.6% from 2010 or later (Utah: 15% before 1960). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 (tables B25034, B25035)
- Utah residential gas price, 2025: $10.19 per thousand cubic feet, against $15.34 nationally; up 25% since 2020. Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
- Utah residential gas customers, 2024: 1,102,955, up 26.9% from 869,052 in 2014. Source: EIA, residential natural gas consumers by state
- Salt Lake County winter weather since 2015: 48 cold-season storm episodes (heavy snow 28, winter storm 20, winter weather 7), most often in March. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Salt Lake City ranks 4 of 5 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25040.
Utah US
Utah: $9.12 in 2016, $10.19 in 2025. Source: EIA natural gas prices.
Checked September 2026.
If your gas is off in Salt Lake City
No gas smell? Check a second appliance and the meter for a notice, then call Dominion Energy Utah.
Why gas takes longer to restore than electricity, how relighting works, and cold-weather planning are covered in our natural gas outage guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a natural gas outage in Salt Lake City right now?
Not according to our reports: nobody has reported one in Salt Lake City, Utah in the last 24 hours. Dominion Energy Utah has the official status for your address.
How many homes in Salt Lake City heat with natural gas?
About 66,600 of 92,652 households (71.9%) heat with utility gas, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 American Community Survey. The Utah share is 78.7% and the national share is 46.5%.
When is gas service under the most strain in Salt Lake City?
In the cold season, when heating demand peaks. NOAA records 48 winter storm episodes in Salt Lake County since 2015, most often in March.
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