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US Residential Electricity to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio is 6.609 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Residential Electricity to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 kWh of us residential electricity = 6.609 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/ELEC-RES-US): 0.1513 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much us residential electricity.
US Residential Electricity
$18.44
per Kilowatt Hour
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per Kilowatt Hour ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:23 GMT.
US Residential Electricity to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ELEC-RES-US/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Residential Electricity / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
ELEC-RES-US/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one kWh of US Residential Electricity buys, over 1Y.
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ELEC-RES-US/NG-US ratio candles
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US Residential Electricity and Natural Gas, US prices
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How to calculate the us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio
US Residential Electricity to Natural Gas, US ratio = US Residential Electricity price per Kilowatt Hour ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $18.44 ÷ $2.79 = 6.609. The inverse is 0.1513.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio today?
The us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio is 6.609 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the us residential electricity price per Kilowatt Hour by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity.
What is the inverse of the us residential electricity to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to us residential electricity, is 0.1513 — how many Kilowatt Hours of us residential electricity one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.