Not all the objections issue from grief and anger. Another heir of Wiesel, or at least of the long-term quarrel over Job, is the translator Stephen Mitchell. In his popular rendering of the Book of Job, the hero, again, does not submit.
Conventional House. Letâs start with your conventional house heated with an oil-fired central heating system. The average annual heating cost is $2,491! 1  The average New England home uses 855 gallons of oil a year for heat.# 2 2 Heating Oil has a net heating value of 115,000 BTUs per gallon, and generates 98.3 M BTUs.3  In 2010, the average price of a gallon of heating oil was $2.91.he average annual heating cost is $2,491! 1  The average New England home uses 855 gallons of oil a year for heat. # 2 2 Heating Oil has a net heating value of 115,000 BTUs per gallon, and generates 98.3 M BTUs.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects retail heating oil prices to average $2.96 per gallon this winter, $0.92 per gallon less than last year. An average household using heating oil as a primary space-heating fuel source is expected to spend $1,645 this winter. Thatâs $710 less than last winter. To read Market Realistâs analysis of recent commodity prices and their effects on energy companies, check out our Energy and Power page.