All posts tagged "Gasutilities"

Winter heating bills will be higher this year for most homeowners, regardless of how you heat your home. Residential customers will spend about 28% more to heat with natural gas than last winter, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, though gas prices appear to have stabilized somewhat since dramatic increases at the end of last winter. Electric power will also cost more, although there are indications that they may be peaking, and customers could have choices with competitive suppliers in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, prices for propane and kerosene are also increasing. "You can't even f......

The death toll from the massive explosion that obliterated a Pottstown, Pennsylvania, home has risen from four to five, with two people injured in the hospital. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller confirmed the additional fatality at a Friday news conference, after investigators spent the morning sifting through the chaotic blast scene. Everyone that was previously missing has been accounted for as of Friday at noon, Keller said. One of the two people injured remains in critical but stable condition at a local trauma center, while the other is undergoing surgery, he added. Officials have y......