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Omaha Metro Residents Will Soon Pay More For Water, Natural Gas

NewsRadio 1110 KFAB · last updated

The Metropolitan Utilities District’s Board of Directors approved their 2026 budget today, which includes natural gas and water rate increases.

The average natural gas customer will see a 1.8 percent rate increase, and the average water customer will see a 4.5 percent increase.

That’s a $12 increase per year for natural gas and a $21 increase per year for water.

The board says they needed to bump up rates to support operations and essential system improvements. The new rates take effect on January 2nd.

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