{"id":6313,"date":"2026-02-16T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:30:40","slug":"how-to-pay-high-electric-and-natural-gas-bills-from-winter-storm-fern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/how-to-pay-high-electric-and-natural-gas-bills-from-winter-storm-fern\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pay High Electric and Natural Gas Bills From Winter Storm Fern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Save on High Winter Electric Bills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"High electric bills are making it hard on many PA families. Find out the options you have and how you can pay your utility bills.\" class=\"wp-image-6321\" title=\"Save on High Winter Electric Bills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pay-high-electric-bills.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><center><em>If making ends meet in your home is getting tough, find out more ways to pay your high electric bills this winter.<\/em><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a very cold and wet winter so far, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/wpsu.org\/digital\/shorts\/after-the-storm\/#:~:text=Winter%20Storm%20Fern%20dropped%20about,scenes%20left%20behind%20are%20breathtaking.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Winter Storm Fern<\/a>. Unfortunately, we&#8217;re not done feeling the affects of the chilly weather. With that frigid cold comes high electricity useage, and high electric bills to go along with it. So if you&#8217;re concerned about your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puc.pa.gov\/press-release\/2026\/concerned-about-winter-energy-bills-call-utilities-now-01122026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">winter electricity bill<\/a>, don&#8217;t fret. We&#8217;ll tell you what you can do to manage your bills. And, how you can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheap electricity rate<\/a> and save more in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Get Help for Your High Bills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a few ways you can get help with high winter electric bills. The first is simple- check with your utility! Most offer several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puc.pa.gov\/about-the-puc\/consumer-education\/utility-assistance-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">utility assistance programs<\/a> if you can&#8217;t pay your bill. For instance, Customer Assistance Programs can help cover your high energy bills if you meet certain income requirements. Some also offer budget billing plans\u00a0that average out your expected bills throughout the year. That way, you don&#8217;t face paying sky-high winter bills. Finally, you can set up payments to let you pay your bill without getting your power shut off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if going through the utility isn&#8217;t an option, there are others. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/services\/dhs\/apply-for-the-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LIHEAP<\/a>) is a federal program that provides cash to low income households to help with high heating bills. Simply fill out the form, and they&#8217;ll contact you within 30 days. Households receive $200-$1000 depending on a few factors like income, and heating type used. Finally, there are tons of programs to apply for through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa211.org\/utilities-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PA 211<\/a> if your bill is too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Lower Your Bills with PA Energy Ratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter weather isn&#8217;t over just yet. And unfortunately, utility rates are due to keep rising.\u00a0The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EIA<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is predicting that natural gas use by electric generators this year will be at an all time high. So, electricity prices will likely rise further into the spring.\u00a0If you really want to avoid high energy bills, you need to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/electricity-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">low electricity rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, we\u2019re here to make shopping for an electricity plan easy. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/read-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read reviews<\/a>, compare providers, and find the perfect plan to save you money! Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save on High Winter Electric Bills It&#8217;s been a very cold and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false},"categories":[90,9,39],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6313"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6323,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6313\/revisions\/6323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paenergyratings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}