Higher heating costs this winter are straining consumers, adding to aUS affordability crunch

Higher heating costs this winter are straining consumers, adding to a US affordability crunch

 ANGELA WEISS

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

So Marchiano, who also lacks the budget to replace drafty old windows, avoids the colder rooms.

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