Oil is tops around here although I live in the Marcellus region. Natural gas is mostly a city thing. Coal is still around and a lot of people have converted to propane. All cost more than natural gas. I couldn't convert to gas if I wanted to, it isn't available in my town.
Oil is running $3.499/gal for a couple months now. In winter I'll use at minimum 100-150 gallons/month and I keep my thermostat no higher than 62. Right now it's on 58 in 28 degree winter weather. It's 59 degrees in my house. I just layer up and use throws. I use electric space heaters sparingly.
It is a nightmare for low income people.
If republicans are smart they'll keep playing the Obama interview in which he said "under my plan energy (electricity?) prices will necessarily skyrocket."
If your fuel tank is outside then you have use Kerosene. And then the county taxes it too. That is $4.10 per gallon before tax. It is just insanity.
There are good reasons for using oil or wood, but there is no excuse for subsidizing it or having folks in other parts of the nation pay for it at all. Living in the north has advantages, but cold winters is not one of them and the expense of that should be just another factor people use when they decide where they choose to live.
Just my opinion.
Oldplayer
Oklahoma
Try a heated mattress pad for your bed. We have one, it has dual controls, and it's the best thing since sliced bread. We turn it on about a half hour before bedtime, and dial it back if it gets too warm. We also wear fuzzy socks to bed, and keep our heads covered. It's not nearly as cold here on the Oregon Coast as it is back East (I grew up in Central Massachusetts), but it gets pretty nippy and damp in the wintertime.