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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair | Company | Based in | Heating Repair Available |
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Hungerford Heating & Cooling | Yes | Yes | Richmond | Yes | |
Southside Fuel | Yes | No | Richmond | No | |
Kellehers Heating Oil | Yes | No | Richmond | No | |
Massey Wood and West Inc | Yes | No | Richmond | No | |
J M Pollard | Yes | No | Ashland | No |
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Gas Station Name | Address |
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Motiva Enterprises, LLC | 3800 Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA, 22031 |
Buckeye Terminals, LLC | 6200 Pennington Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21226 |
Center Pt | 3100 Vera Street, Baltimore, MD, 21226 |
Where can I buy oil in Richmond, VA?
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Richmond, used by 110,530 or 62.85% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Richmond homeowners is natural gas, used by 53,123 homes (30.21%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (8,065), propane (2,195), no fuel (1,797), and other fuels (1,528).
Richmond Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Richmond Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 110,530 | 62.85% |
Natural Gas | 53,123 | 30.21% |
Heating Oil | 8,065 | 4.59% |
Propane | 2,195 | 1.25% |
No Fuel | 1,797 | 1.02% |
Wood | 937 | 0.53% |
Other Fuels | 471 | 0.27% |
Solar | 81 | 0.05% |
Coal | 39 | 0.02% |
Electricity (62.85)
Natural gas (30.21)
Heating oil (4.59)
Propane (1.25)
No fuel (1.02)
Wood (0.53)
Other fuels (0.27)
Solar (0.05)
Coal (0.02)
Heating oil has become less popular in Richmond. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 10,855 to 8,065, a 25.70% drop.
Richmond Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 16,000 |
2012 | 14,733 |
2013 | 13,531 |
2014 | 12,841 |
2015 | 11,977 |
2016 | 11,012 |
2017 | 10,855 |
2018 | 10,017 |
2019 | 9,351 |
2020 | 8,801 |
2021 | 8,367 |
2022 | 8,065 |
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,432 to 2,195.
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 52,947 to 53,123.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Richmond. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 87,390 to 110,530, a 26.48% 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, 81 homes in Richmond are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 161.29% increase from 2017, when only 31 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Richmond homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 26 heating oil companies that serve Richmond is an important decision.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve Richmond. Full service companies such as Hungerford Heating & Cooling or undefined offer automatic fuel delivery and furnace repair under a single roof.
Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel Companies” or “Cash Heating Oil Companies”, these companies are for the budget-conscious Richmond homeowner. In return for better prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank and place an order when you run low on oil. Examples of cash heating oil companies that serve Richmond include Southside Fuel and Kellehers Heating Oil.
Richmond Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Richmond: 26 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Richmond: 18 miles
Average Number Of Richmond Homes Served Per Company: 310 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Richmond Oil Company: 187,351 gallons per year