AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Maine survey indicates heating oil prices are dropping _ good news for consumers still running furnaces during a chilly spring.
The Governor’s Energy Office said Thursday the average statewide cash price for heating oil is now $2.84 per gallon, down several cents since mid-March. Kerosene is following a similar trend while propane prices have dropped even more, by 16 cents, to $2.73 per gallon.
The office said that overall heating oil prices were 12% higher this heating season than last.
That corresponds with a colder weather. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says heating degrees days indicate Maine was 3 to 8 percent colder than average.
