Northeast Faces 37 Pct. Rise in Heating Bill--EIA
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Consumers in the U.S. Northeast will  see their heating oil bills soar an estimated 37 percent this  winter, sharply higher than previously expected, the U.S.  Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday.
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Oil prices climbed above $42 a barrel  on Wednesday, rising for the third day in a row as the heavy  consuming U.S. Northeast felt the first chills of winter.
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Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than $1,000 on average because of higher fuel prices and colder weather, the government said yesterday.
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Heating bills will still be higher this winter, but costs appear to have peaked last month.
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There was more bad news for homeowners Wednesday on word from the state that heating oil had jumped another 10 cents a gallon on Long Island in the past week, to $2.
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Warmer temperatures were forecast Friday for the Northeast, with some locations topping Thursday's highs by as much as 20 degrees.
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The U.S. winter will be longer and  slightly colder than the last, private forecasters say,  spelling a spike in heating oil and natural gas demand even as  high oil prices drive up the cost of heating.
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Households across Britain are facing the prospect of higher fuel bills, with one of the big six gas and electricity suppliers expected to announce price increases today
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Oil prices climbed to a seven-week high  above $49 a barrel on Tuesday as a cold front swept into the  U.S. Northeast, stoking winter fuel demand.
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More than 6m households face a 15% jump in fuel bills from today after Britain's fourth largest energy supplier, npower, confirmed details of its plans to raise prices. Competitors are widely expected to follow suit, marking a return of annual fuel bills of more than Â£1,000.
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A homeowner could save as much as $250 on heating bills over last year.
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Millions of UK homes face higher gas and electricity bills from Monday as the latest price rises from British Gas come into effect.
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After a brief warming, the U.S. Northeast and Midwest will get another frosty spell and a possible major storm next week that will bolster demand for heating fuels, forecasters said Thursday.
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Firewood sales &#151; and prices &#151; are rising in New England and parts of the West this winter, fueled by increasingly expensive oil and kerosene.
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Greater Boston businesses and homeowners buckling under soaring gasoline and heating costs could get socked with up to $800 million a year in new electric costs under a proposed federal policy change, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly warned yesterday.
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Forecasts for a warm winter may spell relief for households and businesses in the U.S. Northeast dealing with record high heating oil prices.
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Residential customers of National Grid USA , the biggest Massachusetts electric utility, face an average rate increase of 13.1 percent, or $10 a month, starting Nov. 1, under rates National Grid requested yesterday.