Global Energy Tension Hits Home as Heating Oil Price Goes Through the Roof

Global Energy Tension Hits Home as Heating Oil Price Goes Through the Roof
The rule of thumb is over an eight-hour period, you’ll save 1% for every 1 degree you set the dial back. topseller/Shutterstock
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
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With inflation, everything is looking up except the amount of money in your wallet. The cost of food, gas at the pump, goods, and services are all up noticeably. And although demand is lowering as the U.S. heating season ends, the cost of home heating oil is still on the rise.

A standard home heating oil tank is 275 gallons. In March 2021, the price of U.S. heating oil averaged $2.85 a gallon and it cost $790 to fill a standard tank. By March 28, 2022, it had climbed to $5.12 per gallon, or $1,410 to fill the same tank. That is $620 more than a year ago, according to numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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