Heating Costs to Soar This Winter
EIA: Heating Costs to Soar This Winter
The energy industry's continued recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, tight global supplies of oil, and a colder winter than last year's will drive up heating costs significantly this winter, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). On average, households heated with natural gas will spend about 48 percent more this winter on their heating bills, while households using heating oil will pay 32 percent more, those heating with propane will pay 30 percent more, and those heating with electricity will pay about 5 percent more. Meanwhile, crude oil prices are expected to average nearly $65 per barrel through 2006, keeping retail prices for regular unleaded gasoline at about $2.45 per gallon. See the EIA press release and the Short Term Energy Outlook.
In light of the tight energy supplies and projected energy costs, DOE kicked off the "Easy Ways to Save Energy" campaign on October 3rd. Since then, top DOE officials have visited Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio to spread the word. See the recent DOE press releases.
You can make your own heating oil and diesel fuel with a biodiesel processor kit from Homeland Energy Solutions.
The energy industry's continued recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, tight global supplies of oil, and a colder winter than last year's will drive up heating costs significantly this winter, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). On average, households heated with natural gas will spend about 48 percent more this winter on their heating bills, while households using heating oil will pay 32 percent more, those heating with propane will pay 30 percent more, and those heating with electricity will pay about 5 percent more. Meanwhile, crude oil prices are expected to average nearly $65 per barrel through 2006, keeping retail prices for regular unleaded gasoline at about $2.45 per gallon. See the EIA press release and the Short Term Energy Outlook.
In light of the tight energy supplies and projected energy costs, DOE kicked off the "Easy Ways to Save Energy" campaign on October 3rd. Since then, top DOE officials have visited Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Ohio to spread the word. See the recent DOE press releases.
You can make your own heating oil and diesel fuel with a biodiesel processor kit from Homeland Energy Solutions.
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