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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Harbor Fuel Oil Corp | Yes | Yes |
Sun Island Fuel Inc | Yes | No |
Apex Oil Co Inc | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Nantucket, used by 1,445 or 33.49% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Nantucket homeowners is electricity, used by 1,418 homes (32.86%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (1,297), natural gas (255), no fuel (51), and other fuels (54).
Nantucket Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Nantucket Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 1,445 | 33.49% |
Electricity | 1,418 | 32.86% |
Propane | 1,297 | 30.06% |
Natural Gas | 255 | 5.91% |
No Fuel | 51 | 1.18% |
Wood | 26 | 0.60% |
Other Fuels | 24 | 0.56% |
Solar | 4 | 0.09% |
Heating oil (33.49)
Electricity (32.86)
Propane (30.06)
Natural gas (5.91)
No fuel (1.18)
Wood (0.60)
Other fuels (0.56)
Solar (0.09)
Heating oil has become more popular in Nantucket. In the 11 years since 2011, the number of heating oil homes rose from 1,297 to 1,445, a 11.41% lift.
Nantucket Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,297 |
2012 | 1,416 |
2013 | 1,497 |
2014 | 1,343 |
2015 | 1,315 |
2016 | 1,329 |
2017 | 1,220 |
2018 | 1,209 |
2019 | 1,223 |
2020 | 1,123 |
2021 | 1,279 |
2022 | 1,445 |
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,434 to 1,297.
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 296 to 255.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Nantucket. Since 2011, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 559 to 1,418, a 153.67% 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, 4 homes in Nantucket are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 33.33% decrease from 2011, when only 6 homes had installed active solar heating.