US heating bills will jump as much as 54% this winter, says government

Nearly half the homes in the US use natural gas for heat, and they could pay an average $746 this winter, 30% more than a year ago

Get ready to pay sharply higher bills for heating this winter, along with seemingly everything else.

With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the US government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared with last winter.