The skyrocketing cost of heating could lead many budget-strapped American families to keep the dial down on the home thermometer despite the dangerous sub-zero wind chills blanketing much of the nation.
Consumer Energy Alliance Midwest Executive Director Chris Ventura told The Epoch Times that much of the dilemma facing many consumers can be attributed to Washington’s policies that disincentivize cheap and reliable energy sources in favor of less efficient and more expensive ones.
“Winter comes every year, but the difference in what we are seeing now is that the government’s push to transition from natural gas and other heating sources common in our past to what they call renewables like electricity has come at a very high cost for a person just trying to heat their home,” said Mr. Ventura….