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.
I grew up with nothing but wood heat. If that fire went out.....But my folks always banked it and hoped it last until morning when that Hardy father of mine got up to start the fire. Always slept good though.
I didn’t live with my dad, but he was an early riser. There would be a fire there in the morning.