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Cities In New Hampshire with Local Heating Oil Deals

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: New Hampshire Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in New Hampshire, used by 224,725 or 41.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for New Hampshire homeowners is natural gas, used by 117,536 homes (21.62%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (100,624), electricity (57,780), wood (35,074), and other fuels (16,939).

New Hampshire Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelNew Hampshire Households % of Households
Heating Oil224,72541.34%
Natural Gas117,53621.62%
Propane100,62418.51%
Electricity57,78010.63%
Wood35,0746.45%
Other Fuels10,3551.90%
No Fuel5,2720.97%
Solar6900.13%
Coal6220.11%

Heating oil (41.34)

Natural gas (21.62)

Propane (18.51)

Electricity (10.63)

Wood (6.45)

Other fuels (1.90)

No fuel (0.97)

Solar (0.13)

Coal (0.11)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in New Hampshire

Heating oil has become less popular in New Hampshire. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 236,690 to 224,725, a 5.06% drop.

New Hampshire Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
2011262,755
2012257,827
2013251,497
2014245,025
2015241,293
2016236,690
2017234,647
2018233,209
2019233,052
2020232,901
2021228,197
2022224,725

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in New Hampshire

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 76,970 to 100,624.

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 104,093 to 117,536.

Electricity use for home heating in New Hampshire

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in New Hampshire. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 44,370 to 57,780, a 30.22% increase.

Solar use for home heating in New Hampshire

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, 690 homes in New Hampshire are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 37.18% increase from 2016, when only 503 homes had installed active solar heating.