Heating oil in New England has reached the highest price ever recorded by the U.S. government. Households in the region paid an average of $6.11 per gallon on October 19, up 77% from $3.45 a year earlier. Maine has the most to lose because about half of its households rely on fuel oil to heat their homes. Filling a standard 275-gallon tank now costs roughly $750 more than it did a year earlier, an additional expense compared to a car payment that disappears through the chimney.
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