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U.S. households are projected to spend an average of $1,011 on heating this winter, $100 more than last winter, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.The price jump comes as electricity and natural gas prices rise alongside colder winter temperatures.Families that rely on electric heating are expected to see a 14% increase in costs, while households that use natural gas will see a 9.5% increase. The pace of the price increase varies by state, fuel mix, market structure and regional infrastructure, according to NEADA.There are several factors causing electricity prices to increase, according to NEADA. Factors such as higher interest rates, pricier natural gas prices pushing up electricity generation costs and electricity demand rapidly growing because of data centers.About a third of U.S. states primarily rely on electricity as a heating source, according to an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team using U.S. Census Bureau data.States in the South primarily rely on electricity for heat. About 90% of occupied houses in Florida use electricity as their primary source, the highest rate among the states that use this heating source.South Carolina had the second-highest rate with 71% of homes using electricity. Of the nearly 2 million occupied homes in Alabama, about 67% rely on the heating source.Among all heating sources, electricity is not the most common source. More than half of U.S. states primarily use utility gas to warm their homes.In Utah, 79% of homes use the heating fuel, while Illinois and Michigan follow behind Utah with 75% of homes using utility gas.Explore the map below to see the most common heating fuel by county.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
U.S. households are projected to spend an average of $1,011 on heating this winter, $100 more than last winter, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.
The price jump comes as electricity and natural gas prices rise alongside colder winter temperatures.
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Families that rely on electric heating are expected to see a 14% increase in costs, while households that use natural gas will see a 9.5% increase. The pace of the price increase varies by state, fuel mix, market structure and regional infrastructure, according to NEADA.
There are several factors causing electricity prices to increase, according to NEADA. Factors such as higher interest rates, pricier natural gas prices pushing up electricity generation costs and electricity demand rapidly growing because of data centers.
About a third of U.S. states primarily rely on electricity as a heating source, according to an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team using U.S. Census Bureau data.
States in the South primarily rely on electricity for heat. About 90% of occupied houses in Florida use electricity as their primary source, the highest rate among the states that use this heating source.
South Carolina had the second-highest rate with 71% of homes using electricity. Of the nearly 2 million occupied homes in Alabama, about 67% rely on the heating source.
Among all heating sources, electricity is not the most common source. More than half of U.S. states primarily use utility gas to warm their homes.
In Utah, 79% of homes use the heating fuel, while Illinois and Michigan follow behind Utah with 75% of homes using utility gas.
Explore the map below to see the most common heating fuel by county.
