Maine Heating Oil Hits $5.77 a Gallon as Collins Pushes for Early Release of Federal Heating Aid

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1. Sun, 20 September 2026

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   • themainewire.com13:21first to report
     Maine Heating Oil Hits $5.77 a Gallon as Collins Pushes for Early Release of Federal Heating Aid

     Maine homeowners are heading toward another heating season with oil prices approaching record territory, leaving families staring at hundreds of dollars in additional costs to fill their tanks and prompting U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to push the federal government to get heating assistance money into the hands of vulnerable households sooner. The statewide average price

2. Tue, 22 September 2026

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   • nbcconnecticut.com20:03
     Connecticut home heating oil prices surge as families brace for winter costs
3. Fri, 2 October 2026

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   • bangordailynews.com12:12
     Maine's heating oil prices are 80% higher than a year ago

     Maine heating oil prices spiked to a record average of $5.96 per gallon, up about 80% over last year amid President Donald Trump's war in Iran.

4. Tue, 6 October 2026

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   • Bloomberg Politics18:53
     $1,500 Heating Bills at Center of Maine Senate Race

     Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg's Boston bureau chief, said that Maine residents are 'getting it at all ends' as they contend with surging heating oil prices and rising housing costs ahead of the midterm elections. Some Mainers are paying about $1,500 to fill up their home heating oil tanks. Sutherland breaks down the race between the Republican incumbent for Senate Susan Collins and her Democrat challenger Troy Jackson. (Source: Bloomberg)

   • Axios20:54
     A brutal winter heating bill is coming for some homes

     Americans could pay far more to heat their homes with oil this winter than last, a new analysis reviewed by Axios shows, as volatile energy markets and the Iran War deepen the affordability crisis. Why it matters: Heating bills are eating into household budgets before winter sets in, with stark divides between fuel types. By the numbers: Families that heat with oil could pay about 50% more this winter than last, according to estimates from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association...

5. Wed, 7 October 2026

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   • newsday.com09:00
     Amid rising oil prices, how can LI homeowners beat the heat costs?

     Experts said there are a variety of measures homeowners can take to rein in their heating costs this winter.

6. Fri, 9 October 2026

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   • The Hill17:56
     Collins touts early release of home heating assistance money

     Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection fight, on Friday touted the early release of funds to help low-income people heat their homes. “After my conversations with the HHS [Health and Human Services] Secretary and OMB [Office of Management and Budget] Director this week, more than $38 million in federal home heating...

7. Mon, 12 October 2026

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   • krcu.org08:39
     Oil-heated households in Northeast strained by rising fuel prices

     Rising fuel prices are stressing household budgets in the Northeast, where many rely on heating oil to warm their homes.

8. Tue, 13 October 2026

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   • wshu.org11:48
     CT plans to increase low-income energy assistance this winter

     Low-income Connecticut families could get more state aid to help cover rising energy costs this winter.

9. Wed, 14 October 2026

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   • centralmaine.com08:00
     Worried on behalf of heating oil customers in Maine

     The U.S. Department of Energy’s statistical arm, the Energy Information Administration, announced that total winter heating bills, for households using heating oil, are projected to be 21% higher on average this winter compared to last winter. The price of heating oil is forecast to average $5.26 per gallon, a 34% increase nationwide. A slightly milder winter […]