US heating bills set to surge as energy costs jump

US heating bills set to surge as energy costs jump

Oct 15, 2021 by BBC News - US & Canada

Key Facts

  • Chicago is one of many US cities that relies heavily on central heating in winter US heating bills are set to surge this winter as energy prices soar, the US Energy Information Administration says.
  • About half of households use natural gas for heating and will see their bills jump by 30% in October-March compared to last year, the EIA it said.
  • But it said this would rise to a 50% increase if the winter was colder than average, hitting cities such as Chicago which rely heavily on central heating in colder months.
  • It forecasts that households that use propane - mainly in the South, the Northeast and Midwest United States- will spend $631 more on average for heating this winter.

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