$848: Cost of heating average Maine home with oil in 2002-03.

$2,560: Cost of same in 2007-08.

$4,032: Projected cost of heating average Maine home with oil in 2008-09.

$1,781,999,999: President Bush’s request for low-income heating assistance.

$1,888,000,000: Total LiHEAP allocation in 2003-04 when oil averaged $1.25 a gallon.

Source: Maine Community Action Association