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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Laurel Fuel Oil | Yes | Yes |
Laurel Fuel Co | Yes | No |
Amato Inc | Yes | No |
Burtsonville Fuel | Yes | No |
Damascus Fuel Co | Yes | No |
Day & Night Fuel Oils | Yes | No |
Griffith Energy Services Inc | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Rockville, used by 35,204 or 60.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Rockville homeowners is electricity, used by 21,455 homes (37.17%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (422), heating oil (318), no fuel (181), and other fuels (320).
Rockville Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Rockville Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 35,204 | 60.99% |
Electricity | 21,455 | 37.17% |
Propane | 422 | 0.73% |
Heating Oil | 318 | 0.55% |
No Fuel | 181 | 0.31% |
Other Fuels | 113 | 0.20% |
Wood | 100 | 0.17% |
Solar | 94 | 0.16% |
Coal | 13 | 0.02% |
Natural gas (60.99)
Electricity (37.17)
Propane (0.73)
Heating oil (0.55)
No fuel (0.31)
Other fuels (0.20)
Wood (0.17)
Solar (0.16)
Coal (0.02)
Heating oil has become less popular in Rockville. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 900 to 318, a 64.67% drop.
Rockville Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,070 |
2012 | 1,091 |
2013 | 900 |
2014 | 834 |
2015 | 784 |
2016 | 835 |
2017 | 801 |
2018 | 854 |
2019 | 789 |
2020 | 758 |
2021 | 491 |
2022 | 318 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 576 to 422.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 36,057 to 35,204.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Rockville. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 14,614 to 21,455, a 46.81% increase.
Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.
Currently, 94 homes in Rockville are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 394.74% increase from 2013, when only 19 homes had installed active solar heating.