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Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Defiance County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Defiance County, used by 3,119,789 or 64.85% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Defiance County homeowners is electricity, used by 1,213,218 homes (25.22%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (272,855), heating oil (100,023), wood (81,253), and other fuels (75,025).

Defiance County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

Fuel	Defiance County Households	% of Households
Natural Gas	3.1M	64.85%
Electricity	1.2M	25.22%
Propane	272,855	5.67%
Heating Oil	100,023	2.08%
Wood	81,253	1.69%
Other Fuels	43,475	0.90%
No Fuel	27,402	0.57%
Coal	3,017	0.06%
Solar	1,131	0.02%

Natural gas (64.85)

Electricity (25.22)

Propane (5.67)

Heating oil (2.08)

Wood (1.69)

Other fuels (0.90)

No fuel (0.57)

Coal (0.06)

Solar (0.02)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Defiance County

Heating oil has become less popular in Defiance County. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 107,419 to 100,023, a 6.89% drop.

Defiance County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

Year	Heating Oil Households
2011	141,038
2012	132,252
2013	125,428
2014	119,022
2015	113,013
2016	107,419
2017	104,197
2018	101,487
2019	99,323
2020	95,712
2021	92,977
2022	100,023

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Defiance County

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 239,585 to 272,855.

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 3,047,926 to 3,119,789.

Electricity use for home heating in Defiance County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Defiance County. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,057,081 to 1,213,218, a 14.77% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Defiance County

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, 1,131 homes in Defiance County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 12.65% increase from 2016, when only 1,004 homes had installed active solar heating.