BOSTON (AP) — The governors of all six New England states have signed a letter urging Congress to support a federal program aimed at helping lower-income families and seniors cover their home heating costs. The governors are asking Congress to approve $3.6 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which they describe as “a […]
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Maine heating fuel prices remain steady
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine home heating oil prices are holding steady as the days grow colder and the nights get longer. The latest weekly price survey by the governor’s energy office released Tuesday finds an average statewide price of $3.53 cents per gallon for Number 2 heating oil and $3.94 per gallon for kerosene. Both […]
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Maine to get almost $34 million in heating aid
PORTLAND — Maine is getting nearly $34 million in federal heating assistance funds. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s office says the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making available $2.9 billion nationwide from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance program, or LIHEAP, of which Maine’s share is $33.8 million. DHHS says it plans to […]
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Natural gas, oil companies compete for customers
BANGOR — With the winter freeze approaching, natural gas companies are scrambling to hook up their last new customers of 2013, while Maine oil and propane dealers are trying to give their users money-saving options in hopes they won’t convert. “We’re on track to put in about 800 new services this year,” Andrew Barrowman, manager […]
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Maine heating oil prices remain steady
AUGUSTA — State officials say heating fuel prices in Maine are “relatively stable” as the winter heating season approaches. The latest weekly price survey by the governor’s energy office finds an average statewide price of $3.53 cents per gallon for Number 2 heating oil and $3.94 per gallon for kerosene. Both prices have dropped a […]
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Maine heating oil prices remain steady
AUGUSTA (AP) — Home heating oil prices in Maine are holding steady as the winter heating season fast approaches. The Governor’s Energy Office announced Tuesday that its weekly survey of prices found home heating oil selling for a statewide average of $3.54 per gallon. That’s the same as last week and just a penny higher […]
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Maine heating oil price stays at $3.53 a gallon
AUGUSTA (AP) — The average price for home heating oil in Maine is unchanged from last week at $3.53 a gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said a weekly survey found the prices ranged from a low of $3.28 found in three areas of the state to a high a $3.75 found in northern Maine. Energy […]
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Government predicts home heating costs to rise this winter
The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but still pay near-record prices to keep warm. Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be higher, the primary reason that more than 90 percent of homes will incur higher heating expenses. […]
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Maine warms up to wood
Josh Goodfellow bought a pellet stove last year. “Wicked happy ’bout it,” said the Lewiston man. He figures he saved more than $500 last heating season — a good way toward paying off his new stove. When No. 2 heating oil hit $4.26 a gallon, Rich St. John decided that was it. He pulled the […]
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Oil use drops; Efficiency Maine announces incentives to lower use here even more
Maine is the most heating-oil dependent state in the country, but figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census show its use here continuing to wane: 67.5 percent of homes relied on oil for their primary heat source in 2012, down from 69 percent in 2011 and 80.2 percent in 2000. Industry officials point to a […]