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electric heat but our usage went up 200 kilowatt hours last month because we had to use space heaters to thaw our frozen pipes,” he said.
Updike reported that the cost of keeping warm" this January was higher everywhere, not just in REC’s service area. “It’s totally widespread — all over the country this heating season.”
According to the Washington Post, natural gas users in the metropolitan area paid about 26 percent more for heating this January than in 1983, with average bills jumping from $135 to $170.
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