Organization offers help for families struggling to pay heating bills

ATLANTA — There is help for Georgia homeowners struggling to pay their energy bills as the temperatures begin to drop and the cost of heating a hom...

October 19, 2022
5:50 PM

ATLANTA — There is help for Georgia homeowners struggling to pay their energy bills as the temperatures begin to drop and the cost of heating a home begins to go up. Most homes in the south use electricity for heat. The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts electricity bills will be 12% higher than they were last winter. The forecast also calls for a 28% increase in natural gas bills. Brian Traynor, who owns a firewood business located in east Cobb, Brookhaven, and Buckhead said he's already seen an increase in business as people look for alternative sources of heat that don't involve the thermostat.

Jerry Carnes