Sticker shock.

NATURAL GAS

Expected cost of heating a home with natural gas this winter.
Nationwide, nearly 62,000 homes use natural gas.

$673       40.6%
$1,1278    49.5%
$1,305     26.9%
$959       44.4%

National average $1,048--41.2%

HEATING OIL

Expected cost of heating a home with heating oil this winter.
Nationwide, more than 8,000 homes use heating oil.

$846       30.4%
$1,215     35.7%
$1,551     25.3%
$978       31.4%

National average: $1,524--27.2%

Estimates based on the expected typical winter weather compared to
actual figures from last winter.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration