The cost of heating homes in America is rising.
According to the new forecast, American households will face additional costs for heating their homes this coming winter; Especially households that depend on oil for heating.
According to the estimates of the National Association of Energy Subsidy Program Administrators, published this week, the average cost of heating homes using different types of fuels will reach $1,002 in the winter season, which shows a 1.7% increase compared to last winter.
But a much sharper increase awaits homes that use oil for heating; Fuel is especially popular in North East America and its price increased greatly after the Iran war.
It is expected that the average heating cost of these households will reach 2977 dollars this winter; A figure showing an increase of 2.70% compared to last winter. The association voted in recent weeks to lower the prices of fuel for home heating, but its CEO, Mark Wolf, warned: "Households should not assume that prices will continue to fall."
He also said that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is still very unstable and the uncertainty regarding the global oil supply makes it difficult to predict price trends.
According to the statistics of the US Energy Information Administration, more than four million households in this country use oil for heating as their main fuel, and about 82% of them live in the northeastern United States.