As temperatures drop, costs to stay warm this winter using natural gas are on the rise. American households using natural gas will pay anywhere from 20–50% more compared to last winter, according to a Winter Fuels Outlook released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.
While a number of factors affect this forecasted increase for natural gas, the EIA primarily attributes it to flat production, increased demand as the economy…