Jonathan- your compost pile is heating up because the stuff in there slowly starts to oxidize. The grass and other stuff in there is good insulation so the heat does not escape quickly.
As for energy prices- hopefully they will stabilize in the short term. Us Canadians have to pay more now because recently more pipeline capacity was added to transport gas to the States, so now prices have equalized at what they pay. The only worrying thing is that during the year cycle, gas prices (and therefore electricity in a lot of places) should be at the low point right now and they're not since not much gas is getting into storage. Longer term- we're running out of juice in North America, so prices will go up until another source is found.
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