For those of us who use natural gas to keep warm and clean this could be a very expensive winter.
Roughly 55% of U.S. homes heat with natural gas, which is used by two-thirds of homes in the Midwest. Homeowners in this region will pay even more for the fuel this winter, with EIA projecting a 61% increase in bills.
Homes that rely on heating oil can expect to pay $378, or 32%, more than last winter. About 7% of U.S. homes, primarily concentrated in the Northeast, use heating oil.
Propane-heated households will pay roughly $325, or 30%, more than a year ago. Propane is used by about 4% of homes primarily in the Midwest.
At my house a 61% bump in heat for the 4-5 months of cold weather will mean about $500.00. Lets all hope for a warmer than normal fall winter and spring.
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I am in the percentage that will feel the heat, so to speak. In Western PA. we will see a 51% hike, and maybe more before next spring. Welcome to the Bush Age, tax cuts for the rich, price increases for the rest.
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We're a one-income midwestern family in a drafty apartment. Forget waiting for the maintenance man, I've been caulking windows and gaps in the baseboard moulding. And plastic shrinkwrap goes on all, not some, of the windows this year. And I won't forget to keep the furnace filter clean.
Thank goodness our working commute is only a 15 minute drive.
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