Unfortunately, many duct systems are poorly insulated or not insulated properly. Ducts that leak heated air into unheated spaces can add hundreds of dollars a year to your heating and cooling bills. Insulating ducts that are in unconditioned spaces is usually very cost effective. If you are buying a new duct system, consider one that […]

Low-income get heating reprieve  La Crosse Tribune - Mar 27 10:09 PM Xcel Energy said Monday it will extend winter service disconnection protections for 30 days for some low-income customers in Wisconsin.Save to My Web

Each year, EIA projects the average price, consumption, and total cost of natural gas during the upcoming winter for a household in the Midwest. (The Midwest is used because over 70 percent of its 29.9 million households heat their homes with natural gas the highest concentration of any region.) For the heating season of $1.55 […]

Use grates made of C-shaped metal tubes to draw cool room air into the fireplace and circulate warm air back into the room

Mayor’s race heating up  The Port Lavaca Wave - Mar 24 1:16 PM By CHARLYN FINN - Port Lavaca mayoral candidate Gary Karl Stowe successfully challenged an attempt to disqualify him from the race because of a residency allegation.Save to My Web

Heating is a fire in the garden for Brian, 51 Barking & Dagenham Recorder, UK - Mar 23, 2006 A MAN left without electricity in his home for nearly a week had to break wooden furniture to burn on a fire in his garden, in a bid to keep warm.
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Select energy-efficient equipment when you buy new heating equipment. Your contractor should be able to give you energy fact sheets for different types, models, and designs to help you compare energy usage. Look for the ENERGY STAR label. The ENERGY STAR is a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the […]

Oil prices fall but gas, heating oil rise BusinessWeek - Mar 14, 2006 MAR. 14 7:34 AM ET Crude-oil prices eased Tuesday, but gasoline and heating oil rose because of possible refinery problems in the United States.
Elderly offered heating upgrade BBC News, UK - Mar 14, 2006 More pensioners will be eligible to get a […]

Vectren’s Heating Assistance Ends14 WFIE - Some low-income families on heating assistance may soon be without power. The state’s moratorium on cutting off power to low-income families has ended, and Vectren says it has begun disconnecting customers who haven’t made arrangements to pay their

Consumer-friendly changes may give break to more filers this yearKnoxville News Sentinel - If you took a hurricane victim into your home, used your vehicle for business, made certain charitable contributions or have an IRA account, changes in federal law offer a few extra tax breaks on your 2005 income tax return. “There was some […]