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US Reduces Winter Heating Costs
The US government says this winter’s heating bill should be about $105 less than last winter, and households using fuel oil, electric heat or propane also will save money.
The Energy Information Administration said in its annual winter outlook Tuesday that lower fuel cost across the board and an expected milder winter will cut average heating costs for the upcoming season by 8 per cent compared to last year to about $960.
Households are expected to pay an average of $783, nearly 12 per cent less than last winter, for natural gas, and $1,821 for heating oil, about 2 per cent lower. People using electric heat will pay $933, a decline of2 per cent and those using propane $1,667, or 14 per cent less than last winter, the agency said.
The report cautioned that the projections reflect average costs and that expenditures for individual households will vary depending on local weather conditions, the size and energy efficiency of homes and the efficiency of heating equipment.
About half of all households depend on natural gas for heating, especially in the Midwest where ‘seven in 10 homes use the fuel. People in the Midwest also are expected to benefit from a milder winter, compared to last year, and see natural gas bills 15 per cent lower than last year, the agency said.
The report said natural gas inventories approaching the heating season are expected to be at a record high of more than 3.8 trillion cubic feet. Wholesale prices are well below last winter and the EIA said prices are expected to remain low through October and then increase slightly as demand picks up.
The nearly 58,000 households that use heating oil, primarily in the Northeast, can expect to save an average $40 to $60 compared to last winter. The agency said residential heating oil prices in the Northeast is expected to average $2.64 a gallon this winter, 2 cents less than last winter, but a significant drop from the average $3.31 a gallon that consumers paid two winters ago.
The biggest savings will be seen by users of propane where households are expected to save an average of $280 this winter, a decline of 14 per cent. Propane users in the Midwest are expected to save as much as 21 per cent compared to last winter because of a combination of lower fuel prices and milder weather, the agency said.
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