View a list of other DHA News Packet articles on indoor air quality issues . We have all witnessed and experienced some level of increase in gasoline and home heating fuels recently. These, though high, have not topped the energy price increases of the '70s. However, projections are that the prices will continue to rise during the next few months. There is concern among Minnesota residents, as documented by the number of questions and calls I have received from extension educators who are looking for information that may be shared in news columns, newsletters and in radio programs.
Consumers have little choice in reducing their home heating bills, other than to use less.
Natural gas is still seen as the most economic and efficient way to heat your home and in use with other combustion appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers and the kitchen range. Though we have been fortunate with a warm fall, we can anticipate increases in costs to heat our homes. Prices of oil and propane tend to be more volatile because they are produced form petroleum. As the price of petroleum goes up and down, so does the cost of oil and propane. Thus far, the price per kilowatt for electricity in our homes has remained pretty constant the past few years.