Heating

Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average, raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions, federal officials said.

A non-profit that assists people with heating bills says more people need help.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and nine of his colleagues wrote to the Biden administration urging regulators to limit natural gas exports and look into their impact on home heating prices.

With heating expenses expected to skyrocket this year, low-income households have been urged to sign up for federal weatherization programs. That would help save families an average of $437 a year, said U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

With global energy prices expected to spike this winter, state assistance is available to help Connecticut residents keep warm. The assistance includes a record $135 million in federal funding to help heat homes.

New research from the University of New Hampshire says the greenest way to heat your home this winter is a wood pellet stove.Using wood pellets to heat a…