New England homeowners may need to brace for winter regardless of its severity this year. Snow, sleet, or shine, the cost to heat homes may be more chilling than the air outside.
Metro Energy in South Boston is already fielding nervous calls from customers, and they typically don’t see a rush until the end of September. They don’t want their customers to get sticker shock, so they have been making advance calls to their clients.
On Sept. 9, it was going to cost their customers $5.89 a gallon. The company has been around for 100 years, but rarely have they seen prices this high…