(The Hill) — A new report projects that home heating costs will rise by 9.2 percent this winter, with colder temperatures and increasing energy prices playing a role.
The report from the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA), which represents state governments in securing federal funding, projects that households will spend $995 on heating this winter, an increase of $84 from last winter. Costs for households using electric and natural gas heaters will increase by 12.2 percent and 8.4 percent, respectively.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Energy for comment…