As prices for heating oil and gas go up customers are looking for alternative heating options—such as the old-fashioned wood stoves—according to Carol Turner, co-founder of the nearly four-decade-old Chimney Sweep Energy store in Orange County, New York. Sales for wood and pellet stoves have both increased compared to last year, with total store sales…

The Northeastern United States is so short on heating oil that the fuel is being rationed in some areas, local officials said. Chris Herb, president of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, told the Boston Herald and Bloomberg News that some heating oil wholesalers in Connecticut are saying that retailers have been placed on allocation, which…

With inflation, everything is looking up except the amount of money in your wallet. The cost of food, gas at the pump, goods, and services are all up noticeably. And although demand is lowering as the U.S. heating season ends, the cost of home heating oil is still on the rise. A standard home heating…

Supplies of diesel and heating oil in the United States have dwindled as refiners are having trouble replenishing the domestic fuel supply this winter, which may keep oil prices elevated for months. Heating oil futures reached $2.83 per gallon at the market’s close on Feb. 4, the highest price in seven years. U.S. and global benchmarks…