The US Government Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration projects average household expenditures for space-heating fuels to be $960 this winter (October 1 to March 31), a decrease of $84, or eight percent, from last winter. This forecast principally reflects lower fuel prices combine with slightly milder weather (expected) than last winter. The largest expenditure decreases are in households using natural gas and propane, projected at 12 and 14 percent, respectively. Projected electricity and heating oil expenditures decline by two percent. Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels fall by 5.9 percent in 2009. Coal leads the drop in 2009 CO2 emissions, falling by 10.1 percent. Read more online.