Why isn't there dancing in the streets over this news?
An expected milder winter, along with lower fuel costs, should cut average residential heating expenditures by 8 percent from last year, the Energy Information Administration said Tuesday in its annual winter outlook.
The nearly 58 million households that use natural gas could save about $105 compared with last year, and propane users will get an even bigger break — as much as $280. More modest reductions, $20 to $60, are expected for people who heat with electricity or fuel oil.
Because when heating costs go up, it's part of trend of overall price increases; we feel the pressure from everywhere. When costs go down, it's an anomoly
