Heating Bills in Check?

...Keep Your Heating Bills in Check

With the cost of naturalgas on the rise, energy consumers are likely to see their heating bills increase this winter. One of the best things consumers can do now, before the first cold snap, is to get their furnace checked to ensure that it is working properly and at top efficiency. This will help them conserve energy and save
money.
PSE&G is urging its customers to test their furnaces now, before cooler
temperatures arrive. Customers should check the thermostat settings,
electrical switches and breakers, air filters (on warm air systems), and water
levels (on steam systems). If customers have difficulties starting their
systems

Heating Furnace Shock

Now it's Furnace Shock

As if sticker shock at gas pumps isn’t enough, area homeowners and businesses can expect to pay substantially more for heat this winter, energy analysts said.

The cost of natural gas is expected to increase across the country, but most dramatically in the Midwest. Home and business owners in the Midwest could see heating expenses jump 71 percent, said Dave Costello, an economist with the Energy Information Administration.