The cost of heating a home with oil will jump by 27 percent to $2,354 this winter, and propane and natural gas users will also be hit, the federal energy agency warned as a cold snap closes in on the Midwest, South, and East.Those using propane will see a 5 percent price spike against last winter to $1,668, while Natural gas users will see a 28 percent rise to $931, according to a US Energy Information Administration (EIA) outlook released last week.And consumers will spend hundreds of dollars more if winter is colder than expected, the agency says.
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