People are in shock over high fuel bills, and that's good for heating contractors.
Winter is almost over and homeowners are punch drunk over their fuel bills. The big bad gas and oil companies are national villains, and American citizens are crying out loud for somebody (i.e., the federal government) to do something (i.e., wave a regulatory wand that will roll back prices). Wishful thinking aside, a big roll-back is about as likely to happen as a Beatles reunion with a special guest appearance by Elvis. Energy prices in the United States still have a way to go to catch up with the rest of the world. A more likely scenario is that they will continue to narrow the gap.
Except for you jaded folks living in the near-tropical South, most of us had to dig deep into our disposable, or even nondisposable, income to survive the winter. That's the good news.