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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Gary's Fuel Oil Co Inc | Yes | Yes |
Tidewater Oil | Yes | Yes |
Emerson Energy Fuels | 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 Penobscot, used by 260 or 44.14% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Penobscot homeowners is wood, used by 189 homes (32.09%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (70), propane (54), other fuels (6).
Penobscot Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Penobscot Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 260 | 44.14% |
Wood | 189 | 32.09% |
Electricity | 70 | 11.88% |
Propane | 54 | 9.17% |
Other Fuels | 6 | 1.02% |
Heating oil (44.14)
Wood (32.09)
Electricity (11.88)
Propane (9.17)
Other fuels (1.02)
Heating oil has become less popular in Penobscot. In the 3 years since 2019, the number of heating oil homes fell from 295 to 260, a 11.86% drop.
Penobscot Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 293 |
2012 | 286 |
2013 | 290 |
2014 | 296 |
2015 | 296 |
2016 | 295 |
2017 | 279 |
2018 | 257 |
2019 | 295 |
2020 | 258 |
2021 | 259 |
2022 | 260 |
Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 44 to 54.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Penobscot.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Penobscot. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 54 to 70, a 29.63% 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.
Homeowners in Penobscot have not yet adopted solar heating.