MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 30, 2022
Warning: With oil prices hitting record highs, many electric rates nearly double what they were a year ago, and growing uncertainty about energy supplies, staying warm in Maine this winter may be an all-out crisis. Across the state and across income levels, Mainers are crunching numbers and stocking up on blankets. Closing doors, chopping wood. And deciding what discomforts they can withstand to cushion the blow of an expensive winter.