Heating costs likely to rise in Wisconsin this winter
MADISON—Wisconsin residents can expect to pay more to heat their homes this winter.
Most residents paid less last year because of the unseasonably warm winter. This winter is expected to be colder.
Madison Gas and Electric expects heating costs to rise 18 percent this year, or about $75 for the winter.
And We Energies predicts its customers in western and southeastern Wisconsin will pay 9 percent more.
For electric heating bills, a Wisconsin Public Radio report says utilities have asked the state to let them raise rates 1 percent to 7 percent.
For those who heat their homes with fuel oil, it’s harder to predict what will happen with costs.
Ryan Gunderson of Superior Fuel says so many factors affect the price that little is certain.
Nov 16, 2012 at 10:07 a.m.
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Frusion,I don't have to explain anything to anybody, I read the article.
Nov 15, 2012 at 10:19 p.m.
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Vague article. Are they predicting higher costs than last year or higher than an average year?
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:55 p.m.
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To nemesis:
Who was it that championed deregulating the energy market? I seem to remember a Yosemite Sam looking character in the white house calling a crook of the energy market "Kenny Boy"!
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:50 p.m.
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I heat with wood. Utilities cans kiss my warm posterior. :)
Nov 15, 2012 at 6:54 p.m.
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Hollywood clueless calling mouszi, hollywood clueless calling mouszi, come in mouszi
Pizza hut is calling, they want your business before the government takes over that industry too.
Nov 15, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
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Do what everybody else in the democratic party and left wing media do - blame Bush.
Nov 15, 2012 at 2:44 p.m.
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"Most residents paid less last year because of the unseasonably warm winter. This winter is expected to be colder."
Some people will take every opportunity to let the world know just how foolish they can be.
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.
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Aren't those the same people that says don't blame Obama for gas prices?
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:45 p.m.
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Walker nor the PSC control natural gas prices.
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Yada, tell me how Walker has anything what so ever with natural gas prices. Does Walker have cronies at the well heads in the Gulf Coast that are artificially driving up whole sale costs?
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AndrewJackson, tell me how the PSC controls natural gas prices. They can approve rate hikes due to multiple criteria but they have no control over supply and demand and well head costs.
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.
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Mouse
Walker and the republican majority are working just fine!
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.
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Mouse
Walker and the republican majority are working just fine!
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:10 p.m.
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Right, and who gets hurt the worst by Obama's non-energy policy? The middle class.
The working poor.
Nov 15, 2012 at 12:05 p.m.
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America is the richest nation with coal and natural gas and the Obama Aministration says "NO".
Don't blame me, I didn't give him another term to continue the misery.
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:56 a.m.
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Seniors like me will simply cut more fire wood...bring on the cold, it's Wisconsin for gosh sakes !
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:46 a.m.
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Let the PSC know how you feel about this. They are not doing their job. Much like Congress.
Nov 15, 2012 at 9:13 a.m.
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So there are so many factors as of why that they cant even give us one?
Nov 15, 2012 at 7:59 a.m.
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It looks like I may have to put my red kettle out in a prominent spot just to pay for the increase in heating this yr. Seniors such as me will get hit the hardest as we have no means to raise the additional income that it takes to heat the home
Nov 15, 2012 at 7:44 a.m.
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Semms like they say this every year and it's never as bad as they say.
Nov 15, 2012 at 7:37 a.m.
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Heating costs going UP, just like the jobless numbers......439,000!
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