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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Broco Oil Inc | Yes | Yes |
John's Oil Co | Yes | Yes |
Kelley's Oil Co Inc | Yes | Yes |
Metro Energy | Yes | Yes |
A & B Oil | Yes | Yes |
Absolute Oil | Yes | Yes |
Amanda's Oil | Yes | Yes |
Firemans Fuel | Yes | Yes |
Fossil Fuel Enterprises | Yes | Yes |
Lapuma Fuel | Yes | Yes |
Nardone Oil | Yes | Yes |
Titan Oil LLC | Yes | Yes |
Walshs Oil LLC | Yes | Yes |
Ashley Fuel Inc | Yes | Yes |
Cesars Oil | Yes | Yes |
First Energy | Yes | Yes |
Direct Fuel Inc | Yes | No |
Apple Oil Company | Yes | No |
Burke Oil | Yes | No |
Michael's McGrath Heating Oil & Diesel | Yes | No |
My Easy Oil | Yes | No |
Orlando Fuel Service | Yes | No |
Blackstone Valley Oil | Yes | No |
Patriot Liquid Energy Inc | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Boston, used by 34,790 or 51.89% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Boston homeowners is natural gas, used by 26,595 homes (39.67%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (3,272), no fuel (1,289), propane (948), and other fuels (756).
Boston Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Boston Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 34,790 | 51.89% |
Natural Gas | 26,595 | 39.67% |
Heating Oil | 3,272 | 4.88% |
No Fuel | 1,289 | 1.92% |
Propane | 948 | 1.41% |
Other Fuels | 700 | 1.04% |
Solar | 29 | 0.04% |
Coal | 27 | 0.04% |
Electricity (51.89)
Natural gas (39.67)
Heating oil (4.88)
No fuel (1.92)
Propane (1.41)
Other fuels (1.04)
Solar (0.04)
Coal (0.04)
Heating oil has become less popular in Boston. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 6,168 to 3,272, a 46.95% drop.
Boston Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 8,849 |
2012 | 8,349 |
2013 | 7,345 |
2014 | 6,582 |
2015 | 6,238 |
2016 | 6,168 |
2017 | 5,579 |
2018 | 5,223 |
2019 | 4,491 |
2020 | 4,046 |
2021 | 3,540 |
2022 | 3,272 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,347 to 948.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 26,276 to 26,595.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Boston. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 28,722 to 34,790, a 21.13% 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, 29 homes in Boston are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 45.00% increase from 2016, when only 20 homes had installed active solar heating.