Green Options » heating bills

Worst Heating Bill in US Cut in Half

Dawn Killough — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:01 +0000

JELD-WEN, the window manufacturer, set out to find the house with the worst heating bill in the United States last year. They found it in Maine. A 119-year old farmhouse that incurred a December bill of $1,100, and had spent over $5,000 during the year in home heating oil.

What could be done to help the poor homeowners stuck with this atrocious energy sucker? JELD-WEN provided 35 new Energy Star rated windows, two AuraLast wood doors, and some basement insulation - free of charge. Did it make a difference? You bet.

Poor People are Colder though they Pay More for Fuel

Kay Sexton — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:45:27 +0000

The most recent figures are grim. One in six British families live in fuel poverty. It doesn’t sound so terrible, but it actually means that for those families, one tenth of everything they earn goes to energy bills.

‘Heat or Eat’ Dilemma for Poorest

And for a small proportion of the 4.4 million involved, the decision is the stark one of ‘eat or heat’ as they can’t afford to do both. The elderly and very young, and people who are disabled or have chronic illnesses are particularly at risk.