Oil is widely used for heating in the US & Canda- & gas, of...

Oil is widely used for heating in the US & Canda- & gas, of course. Itcan be expected if these freezing current conditions (some areas have record lows) continue, there will be upward movemeents in fossil fuel prices.
(Conversely, Europe, apart for a very cold period from c.10.12.- 30.12.22, has had a mild winter, with temperatures well above the average. Winter is, officially, from 24.12- 24.3).

With constant cloud cover, snow, sleet, ice etc. on solar panels, they will produce virually no power, for heating.


bbc.com S. Cabral 4.2.23, said

"Nearly 100 million people in Canada and the US brace for some of the coldest air on earth, as a record-breaking deep freeze hits North America.

The frigid blast could bring "once-in-a-generation" wind chills that cause frostbite in less than 10 minutes, the National Weather Service has warned.

Residents from Manitoba to Maine are being urged to limit their time outdoors through Friday and Saturday.

At least 11 people have died in the bad weather in the US south since Monday.

There were eight fatalities in Texas, two in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas.

The expected drop in temperatures is attributed to a powerful Arctic front that stretches from the Canadian maritime provinces to the core of the US.

About a dozen records are expected to be broken by Friday afternoon in several US states, where a total of 82 million people will face temperatures of -17 Celsius (0 F) or lower.

In Maine, for example, parts of the state are expecting the lowest temperatures recorded since 1971. In the city of Portland, wind chill is expected to reach -41 F (-40.5 C)

In nearby Burlington, Vermont, Friday's highest temperature is expected to reach just -20 C (-5 F)".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64485092