Families are looking forward with dread as winter approaches with high energy costs and tight fuel supplies. kprc2 click2houston politics us energy
Lucinda Tyler and Aaron Raymo sit outside their home with fuel containers they used to fill their heating oil tank at their home, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 in Jay, Maine. The couple shopped around for the best prices and bought heating oil 5 gallons at a time throughout the summer whenever they had any extra money. – Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel supplies tighten.
His family is trying to avoid being forced into a difficult decision — choosing between food or heating their home. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association says energy costs will be the highest in more than a decade this winter. Across the country, some are urging utilities to implement a moratorium on winter shut-offs, and members of Congress already added $1 billion in heating aid. But there will be fewer federal dollars than last year when pandemic aid flowed.
“We work significant hours but it seems that it’s not enough,” said Tyler, who wept with relief when she learned they qualified for even a modest amount of heating assistance. But that level represents an overall reduction from last year, when federal pandemic relief pushed the total energy assistance package past $8 billion.
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