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Natural gas demand is down, but producers can't just turn off the tap

by Henry Epp
Aug 20, 2024
The U.S. has a lot of gas stored up this year, and prices are accordingly low.
Consumers didn't need as much natural gas to heat their homes last winter, the warmest in the contiguous United States on record. Above, people enjoy the 70-degree weather along Chicago's Riverwalk in February.
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There's a battery underneath your feet, and utilities want to use it

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 27, 2023
As the U.S. decarbonizes, it will need a lot more electricity. Geothermal energy networks may be a cost-effective part of the solution.
Underground geothermal pipes provide energy to ground source heat pumps, pictured above, which heat and cool buildings.
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Are there signs of a slowdown for U.S. natural gas?

by Lily Jamali
May 17, 2023
The number of U.S. rigs has dropped along with natural gas prices. Here's what that means for the "shale revolution."
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Home heating oil prices have dropped from record highs

by Samantha Fields
Feb 10, 2023
A milder winter is one reason why. But it's still a significant expense, and applications for assistance are up.
A milder winter means milder demand for home heating oil.
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Heating oil costs are up — and that's bad news for the Northeast

by Andy Uhler
Dec 12, 2022
In New England and other northeastern states where heating oil is a common fuel, it's going to cost more to stay warm this winter.
Staying warm in the winter is going to become more expensive, especially in the Northeast.
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A cold winter's coming, while heating fuel prices are at multiyear highs

by Samantha Fields
Oct 25, 2021
A lot of people may be facing energy insecurity, or the "heat or eat dilemma" that already affects 1 in 3 households, one expert says.
The price of propane is at a multiyear high and is likely to stay that way through the winter. Above, propane is delivered to a Clinton, Wisconsin, farmhouse in 2014.
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Those who heat homes with oil welcome price drop

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 28, 2016
But lower home heating oil prices may also slow the conversion to other fuels
Home heating oil delivery driver Andy Kane fills the tank at a Connecticut home. 
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Falling oil won't mean huge savings on home heating

by Adam Allington
Nov 20, 2014
Winter has got an early grip on the country.
A woman bundles up against the cold. Cold temperatures are already striking hard in the midwest and northeast parts of the country.
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The lingering effect of last year's tough winter

by Nova Safo
Oct 13, 2014
The U.S. Energy Department says heating costs are likely to be less this winter.
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Three charts that show why your heating bill will fall

by Tony Wagner and Shea Huffman
Oct 13, 2014
Natural gas prices are up but demand is expected to plummet, spelling savings.
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