<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">close As millions of Americans deal with the fallout of winter storms and brace for upcoming inclement weather, households are also confronting  higher heating bills this winter.  Heating prices are expected to be 9.2% higher for consumers in the 2025-26 winter than they were a year ago, according to a report released last week by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA).  Households are expected to spend $995 on heating this winter, which represents an increase of 9.2% or $84 from last winter, according to the NEADA's analysis.  Those cost increases for consumers are driven mainly by surging prices for electricity and natural gas.  Electricity costs are expected to rise 12.2%, or $133, this winter while natural gas prices are projected to be up 8.4%, or $54.  MORE THAN 1 MILLION AMERICANS LOSE POWER AS MONSTER WINTER STORM SWEEPS ACROSS THE US  Heating oil costs are expected to be little changed, up 0.4% or $6, while NEADA estimates that propane costs will be down 1.4% or $18 this winter to partially offset the overall rise.  NEADA noted that there are several factors that are pushing  retail electricity prices higher across most of the country.  &#34;Higher interest rates have increased the cost of financing power plants and transmission projects. Rising natural gas prices are pushing up electricity generation costs. At the same time, electricity demand is growing rapidly, driven in part by the expansion of data centers,&#34; the report said.  &#34;Aging grid infrastructure and regional capacity constraints are adding further system costs,&#34; it added. &#34;In addition, reduced federal incentives for  renewable energy have slowed new clean energy investment.&#34;  COAL PLANTS STEP UP AS HISTORIC WINTER STORM PUSHES US POWER GRID TO THE BRINK  Those factors are likely to continue to drive heating costs higher, as NEADA noted that over 210 electric and natural gas utilities have raised rates or proposed rate increases within the next two years that amount to roughly $85.8 billion.  That continues the trend seen in recent years as data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that the average monthly residential electricity bill rose from roughly $121 in 2021 to about $156 in 2025, a 29% increase and faster than the overall rate of inflation in that period.  Rising energy bills have created significant financial stress for low- and moderate-income households, who spend 6% to 10% of their income on energy – a figure that is three to five times higher than what higher-income households pay.  MASSIVE WINTER STORM STRAINS US POWER GRID AS OPERATORS SCRAMBLE TO AVOID BLACKOUTS  Additionally, about one-in-six households are behind on utility bills, with Americans collectively owing about $23 billion to electric and gas utilities. NEADA estimates that up to 4 million households faced utility disconnections last year, an increase of about 500,000 from 2024.  &#34;Even modest rate increases can force families to choose between paying utility bills and covering essentials such as food, rent or medicine,&#34; NEADA wrote.  The latest  consumer price index (CPI) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that inflation has pushed some energy costs significantly higher than they were a year ago.  GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE  Utility gas service costs were up 10.8% in December on a year-over-year basis, while electricity prices were 6.7% higher. Fuel oil costs were up 7.4% from the prior year, though the index for propane, kerosene and firewood was down 5.9%.</div>

<p>根據國家能源援助主任協會（NEADA）的預測，美國家庭的取暖費用在這個冬季預計將上漲 9.2%，增加 84 美元。預計平均每個家庭將在取暖上花費 995 美元，這主要是由於電費上漲 12.2% 和天然氣價格上漲 8.4%。導致這些上漲的因素包括髮電廠融資成本上升、天然氣價格上漲以及電力需求增加。許多家庭在支付公用事業賬單方面面臨困難，約六分之一的家庭拖欠付款，總計欠公用事業公司 230 億美元</p>

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