In reply to Wayne.

You need to sign up with an energy supplier and not use the default one (Con Ed). You can get a fixed rate contract. We did this and our Con Ed bill for Dec was just over $200. Jan was $248, and Feb was under $300. We heat with a geothermal system (3 zones) and are so thankful. Our oil bills 2 years ago for those months were almost $700 for Dec, over $700 for Jan, and almost $800 for Feb.