Heating bills will rise this winter even though fuel prices are stable because normal temperatures are expected to return after last year's record warmth, the federal government says. Here's what the government estimates households will pay on average this season:
Natural gas
Retail price: $10.32 per thousand cubic feet
Change from last year: Up 0.8 percent
Total cost: $697
Change from last year: Up 14.7 percent
Electricity
Retail price: 11.4 cents per kilowatt-hour
Change from last year: Down 2.3 percent
Total cost: $951
Change from last year: Up 5.5 percent
Heating oil
Retail price: $3.80 per gallon (a record high)
Change from last year: Up 1.8 percent
Total cost: $2,494 (a record high)
Change from last year: Up 19.5 percent
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration