Camilla Dominovsky

But total winter heating costs will be up around $50 for those with natural gas heating and more than $130 on average for families that use electricity.

The Energy Information Administration, meanwhile, has also adjusted its winter outlook to anticipate a colder winter

and higher spending than previously predicted.

Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.

The National Energy Assistance Directors Association expects that, on average, families using propane or heating oil will see no change or even small savings compared to last year.

But total winter heating costs will be up around $50 for those with natural gas heating and more than $130 on average for families that use electricity.

The Energy Information Administration, meanwhile, has also adjusted its winter outlook to anticipate a colder winter and

and higher spending than previously predicted.

Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.

This year, the price of gasoline has been relatively low and remarkably stable.

Instead of rising in the summer, the national average was basically a straight line.

Partly that's because oil prices have been low, thanks largely to the oil cartel OPEC pushing more barrels onto the market.

AAA expects that nearly 110 million Americans will travel by car this holiday season.

The app GasBuddy estimates that the lower gas prices this year will save Americans collectively nearly $400 million weekly on those trips.

AAA says the cost of public EV charging remains steady, averaging 38 cents per kilowatt hour.

Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

Permitting reform sounds kind of dry.

But if you've ever seen a community fight over a proposed pipeline or a solar farm or a data center, then you know that permitting inspires passion.

And it can halt projects in their tracks.

Democrats want to make it easier to build wind and solar.