今冬家庭取暖费用预计将飙升

Home Heating Costs Expected To Skyrocket This Winter 
50 million Americans are under frost warnings from the Midwest to the Northeast. And with plummeting temperatures comes skyrocketing heating costs. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson speaks with residents struggling to keep their homes warm.
2022.10.9 NBC News
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    Fall is in full effect, but some parts of the country are looking more like this, Michigan getting its first snowfall of the season.

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    Tonight 50 million Americans are under frost warnings from Colorado to Maine, including in New Jersey where Shannan Phillips-Hunt lives.

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    This is gas right so that... - How much does it cost you to run it? - So our bill can get up to like over 120 in the winter time.

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    As temperatures plummet, heating costs continue to skyrocket, customers in New Jersey could see bills go up 25% after officials approved a rate hike earlier this month.

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    Phillips Hunt is looking for a second job to help cover the higher costs. - I'm super worried, last year our bill was up over 300, in the very cold part of the year.

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    And I'm anticipating it to be higher than that this year. - Can you afford that? - Well we're going to have to.

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    Nationally, the cost of Home Heating is expected to jump 17% this year, costing about 177 dollars more on average, the most expensive it's been in more than a decade.

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    What's behind this increase? - It was a very hot summer, so electric companies drew down supplies of natural gas, then on top of that, the OPEC countries have decided to reduce supply.

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    An unusually cold fall could draw down the supply even more, with more potential rate hikes before winters even begun.

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    Experts say to help cut cost, repair or replace old furnaces, reseal all doors and windows and even before you get a high Bill, see if you qualify for state-run assistance programs, that can help you cover the higher costs.

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    We're going to have to just continue to do what we can to get by. - Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, New Jersey.

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    秋天已经全面到来,但美国的一些地区看起来更像这情况,密歇根州迎来了本季的第一场降雪。

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    今晚,从科罗拉多州到缅因州,包括香农·菲利普斯·亨特居住的新泽西州,5000万美国人面临霜冻警告。

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    这是燃气(壁炉)。 - 运行它要花多少钱? - 这样我们冬季的账单可能会上涨超过120美元。

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    随着气温骤降,取暖费用继续飙升,在本月早些时候官员批准上调电价后,新泽西州的消费者账单可能会上涨25%。

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    菲利普斯·亨特正在寻找第二份工作,以帮助支付更高的成本。 - 我非常担心,去年我们的账单超过300美元,而且只是在一年中最冷的时(的账单)。

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    我预计今年(取暖支出)会更高。 - 你负担得起吗? - 我们不得不(去承受)。

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    今年,全国家庭供暖成本预计将上涨17%,平均上涨约177美元,为十多年来的最高水平。

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    这种增长背后的原因是什么? - 那是一个非常炎热的夏天,所以电力公司减少了天然气的供应,除此之外,欧佩克成员国决定减少(能源)供应。

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    一个异常寒冷的秋天可能会进一步减少供应,甚至在冬季开始之前就有更多涨价的可能性。

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    专家表示,为了帮助降低成本,修理或更换旧火炉,重新密封所有的门窗,甚至在你收到高额账单之前,看看你是否有资格申请国家援助项目,这可以帮助你抵挡更高的支出。

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    我们将不得不继续尽我们所能度日。 - 普里西拉·汤普森,NBC新闻,新泽西报道。