Natural Gas Outages in Wisconsin by City

Natural gas in Wisconsin

• Home heating: 64.8% of 2,479,480 occupied homes heat mainly with utility gas (US 46.5%), 7th of 50 states (1 = highest). Electricity heats 17.8%, propane 11.8%, fuel oil 1.4%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
• Residential gas customers, 2024: 1,887,729 (US 73,719,064). Source: EIA, natural gas residential consumers by state
• Residential price, 2024: $10.14 per thousand cubic feet, against $14.50 nationally; 44th of 50 states (1 = most expensive). Source: EIA, residential natural gas prices by state
• Cities we track: gas heat is most common in Milwaukee (77.9% of homes) and least common in Eau Claire (62.9%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25040)
• Winter weather record: 4,752 NOAA reports of winter storms, ice, heavy snow or extreme cold in Wisconsin from 2015 through 2025, most in 2019 (763); January is the peak month.
• Storm damage to gas lines: NOAA narratives mention natural gas lines, leaks or service in 5 storm episodes in Wisconsin since 2015. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• December 15, 2021, Monroe (thunderstorm wind): “Some of these fell on buildings and vehicles with one causing a gas line rupture.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• Housing age: half of Wisconsin homes were built before 1975 (US 1980), so many neighborhoods still sit on older cast iron or bare steel gas mains. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)

Checked September 2026.