With Biden on the Climate Change Warpath, Many Americans Can Expect Higher Heating Bills This Winter
Propane heating costs in the U.S. rocketed to $2.59 per gallon this month, the highest level in a decade, as winter quickly approaches, the federal government said Friday.
The average cost of propane during the first four weeks of the current winter season, which begins in October, was 49 percent higher than last year, according to an Energy Information Administration report.
The agency noted that low propane supply is a major reason for the increased prices.
“U.S. propane and propylene inventories are starting this winter season lower than in recent years; weekly U.S. inventories are averaging 28 percent lower than the same time last year and 21% lower than their recent five-year (2015–2020) average,” the report stated.
The price paid for heating has historically peaked between January and February.
Heating costs are generally lower in October when demand is down and it is still warm in many parts of the country.
The surge in costs could greatly affect certain states — including Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine and Minnesota — where more than 10 percent of all homes are heated using propane during the winter months.
Overall, however, roughly 5 percent of all U.S. households rely on propane for heat.
Still, heating oil and natural gas prices are expected to rise 43 percent and 30 percent respectively, an Oct. 13 EIA report concluded.
“Not only are we seeing inflation in, you know, groceries and gasoline, but we’re going to see it in home heating as well,” Republican Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice said this week.
“And this continuation of what I would consider to be sort of an assault on the industry is going to have a rippling effect,” she continued.
Republican lawmakers have roundly criticized the Biden administration for its energy policies targeting fossil fuel pipelines and drilling permits nationwide.
President Joe Biden has committed to cutting emissions by 50 percent by 2030, having a completely carbon-free electric grid by 2035 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
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