We've been on an annual budget plan for years where they bill you a fixed amount each month, and then we ante-up any overage in July and they issue an adjusted rate for the next year based on current cost. My monthly was $182/mo. but now it's $454/mo. effective July. Our boiler uses oil for both hot water and baseboard heat, and it's not like we can just rip it out and replace it with all-electric stuff without a huge outlay.
I'm really torqued over this. If you're a heating oil consumer, prepare yourself to take it in the rear.
Get a mini split heat pump. Easy to install and cheap to run. Throws out so much heat in the winter we dont use the baseboard heaters for the most part and it gives A/C in the summer.
yea they really are awesome. and you can get ones with multiple heads for different rooms.
Research you propane company , they can be the biggest rats.