Why didn’t I build a fireplace?
We Americans who live in winter states better prepare to shell out more dollars for the heat:
Natural Gas Users to Take Hit This Winter
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Winter heating bills will be a third to a half higher for most families across the country, with the sharpest increases expected for those who heat with natural gas, the Energy Department forecast Wednesday.
The department said natural gas users can expect to pay an average of $350 more during the upcoming winter compared to last year, an increase of 48 percent. Those who heat their homes with fuel oil will pay $378 more, or 32 percent higher than last winter.
Propane users can expect a percentage jump in their bills similar to those of fuel oil users.
In its winter fuels outlooks report, DOE’s Energy Information Administration assumed a normal winter and steady progress in restoring oil and natural gas production and refinery output from the damage inflicted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
“Should colder weather prevail, expenditures will be significantly higher,” the EIA said.
The agency as well as the natural gas industry said that heating costs could vary widely among regions.
A month ago, the EIA said natural gas prices could jump as much as 71 percent in the Midwest, where four of every five homes are heated by gas. It made no such specific assessment this time, but acknowledged that a colder-than-normal winter in the Midwest would produce significantly higher costs.
My wife and I were the general contractors of our home. Time consuming and requires good organization skills but we pulled it off marvelously. We wrestled over having a fireplace in our home but eventually went only a energy-efficient natural gas furnace. Damn. And I have lots of trees on my property also. Oh well. Hey, I have an idea. We’ll just eat lots and lots of food and build a layer of blubber… on… us…
Like’s that going to fly with my wife. Dollars, prepare to be shelled out en masse.
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10 12 05
Hello:
It is always tricky when you do the stuff yourself and then have to shell out more cash for someone else to do something else. Houses are wonderful money traps!
It’s not too late to install a wood burning stove. We have one. It was already in the house when we bought it and were a little skeptical but one winter was enough to convert us.
I am getting crushed already.