As the weather grows cold in key battlegrounds nationwide, sky-high home heating oil prices could tilt a series of tight races.

"If our homes freeze up ... our water pipes are gonna burst," a Maine mom said.

Heating oil is projected to cost 31.3 percent more this winter than last, the steepest rise of any home heating fuel in a forecast from the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association. The group ...

Slower oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are helping drive prices up.

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Receiving a heating oil delivery bill that's out of whack with gas prices is a confounding New England winter rite of passage. As of January 5, 2026, the average U.S. wholesale price for a gallon of ...

If your home is heated with natural gas, your total winter heating bill is expected to be pretty much the same as last year. Homes heated by electricity are projected to see higher costs this winter, ...

Get a firsthand look at how a Pennsylvania home transformed its energy costs by making the switch to a heat pump. Heating and cooling your home make up the biggest chunk of your home’s energy costs.

As prices remain volatile, but significantly higher than in recent winters, campaigners have called for heating oil customers ...

After several years of skyrocketing winter heating costs, millions of Americans are expected to finally get a little relief this coming season — if they heat their homes with natural gas, that is.

Massachusetts residents are facing high heating oil prices, nearly $6 per gallon, ahead of the winter season. Global conflicts are driving up oil prices, but one local expert expects them to stabilize ...