With winter temperatures expected to return to normal following last year’s mild season, Massachusetts residents who warm their homes with oil can expect to spend a record amount in the next six months, according to a forecast released by the federal government Wednesday.
The combination of high prices — averaging $3.80 a gallon this season — and colder weather will drive fuel bills for heating oil consumers to around $2,500, on average, this winter, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That’s more than any previous winter on record, and roughly $400 more than consumers spent last season.
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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program should focus on converting heating systems to natural gas, not spending the money on heating oil. Much more effective in the long run.
Unfortunately natural gas is lacking in most places that need it most. I would change over to natural gas in a heart beat, but National Grid would charge me over $75,000 to dig up the street! Needless to say, I don't have that kind of money and am stuck with the high prices of heating oil. I have no other alternative.