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Higher heating bills are poised to hit US households this winter
High fuel prices are already a big driver of inflationincreases the cost of summer travel and air conditioning, and federal energy forecasters say it will also be more expensive to stay warm this winter.
In the U.S. seasonal outlook, Americans can expect larger home heating bills than last winter, thanks to prices for natural gas, heating oil, and propane, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. and higher electricity as well as slightly colder weather.