2022-23 Heating Season - high prices?!

[tortoise]

Saw this news story. Looks worrisome for many.

‘It’s going to be pretty bad’: This part of the US is hurtling towards a winter heating crisis and consumers could pay the highest prices in decades

New England’s stockpiles of diesel and heating oil — the same product, taxed differently — are a third of normal levels.

news.yahoo.com

 

[baymule]

Do you have a wood burning heater?

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

We only use wood for heat. About once a month we turn on the heat for a few hours when we clean the stove. I do worry about DHs parents though, they are in theirn80s and both thin and get cold easily and like to keep their heat set high but are on a fixed income

 

[tortoise]

Do you have a wood burning heater?

I have propane and wood furnaces. I buy propane in summer to get it at a lower price. This one won't affect me directly, but who knows... when people feel scarcity or panic they get weird.

 

[flowerbug]

we're using propane for heat and the price will not be low this season, but it should not be too rediculous either. i just called them this morning for the refill. they don't want to come out until it gets down that they can put in at least 200 gallons. that will last us a month and a half to two months depending upon how cold it gets.

 

[wyoDreamer]

We pre-paid in the summer also. Glad we did, I don't know the price we paid or the price it is at now, but DH says we are saving already.
Wood pellet stove helps also.

 

[tortoise]

I might be wrong about not being directly affected - this is expected to increase electricity rates too.

This article explains the link between natural gas and electricity prices. It has some energy saving tips for newbies too

‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20 million American households are now behind an average of $788 on their utility bills — here are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

Inflation keeps hitting hard.

news.yahoo.com

 

[tortoise]

I bought plastic for windows. DH covered 6 windows. 10 to go...

I need to pull out clothes drying racks. The dryer is an energy hog!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

I bought plastic for windows. DH covered 6 windows. 10 to go...

I need to pull out clothes drying racks. The dryer is an energy hog!

we did windows today too! cat isn't impressed but we can already feel the difference. Do you do all your windows? We keep one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom open all year for breathing purposes if we need

 

[tortoise]

we did windows today too! cat isn't impressed but we can already feel the difference. Do you do all your windows? We keep one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom open all year for breathing purposes if we need

Depends on the weather. We usually leave the kitchen and patio door unsealed. I burn a lot of food...