Keeping homes warm using electric heaters this winter could be more costly than usual, particularly compared with other types of heating like natural gas and oil, federal estimates show.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in forecasts released on October 15 that Americans using electricity to heat their homes may see costs rise by an average of 4 percent between November this year to March 2026.

Why It Matters

Electricity is widely used in America for heating homes, particularly in the South, with 43 percent of homes relying on it, although natural gas is more commonly used—at 46 percent, according to EIA data. Propane and heating oil are significantly less used, at only 5 and 3 percent, respectively.

Many Americans are already concerned about the rising costs of he

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