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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair | Company | Based in | Heating Repair Available |
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Service Energy Llc | Yes | No | Dover | No | |
TERROCO OIL | Yes | No | Dover | No | |
Kent Oil & Propane Co | Yes | No | Camden Wyoming | No | |
Poores Propane & Oil | Yes | No | Dover | No | |
Sharp Energy | Yes | No | Dover | No | |
Barkley Heating & Air LLC | Yes | No | Smyrna | No |
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Gas Station Name | Address |
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Pbfenergy | 4550 Wrangle Hill Road, Delaware City, DE, 19706 |
Etmt | 4041 Market Street, Aston, PA, 19014 |
PBF Energy Paulsboro Refinery | 3rd St & Billingsport Road, Paulsboro, NJ, 08066 |
Where can I buy oil in Dover, DE?
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Dover, used by 14,254 or 50.88% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dover homeowners is electricity, used by 8,330 homes (29.74%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (2,595), propane (2,431), coal (597), and other fuels (378).
Dover Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dover Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 14,254 | 50.88% |
Electricity | 8,330 | 29.74% |
Heating Oil | 2,595 | 9.26% |
Propane | 2,431 | 8.68% |
Coal | 597 | 2.13% |
Wood | 203 | 0.72% |
Other Fuels | 92 | 0.33% |
No Fuel | 68 | 0.24% |
Solar | 15 | 0.05% |
Natural gas (50.88)
Electricity (29.74)
Heating oil (9.26)
Propane (8.68)
Coal (2.13)
Wood (0.72)
Other fuels (0.33)
No fuel (0.24)
Solar (0.05)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dover. In the 11 years since 2011, the number of heating oil homes fell from 3,605 to 2,595, a 28.02% drop.
Dover Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 3,605 |
2012 | 3,729 |
2013 | 3,648 |
2014 | 3,299 |
2015 | 3,149 |
2016 | 3,238 |
2017 | 2,989 |
2018 | 2,943 |
2019 | 3,161 |
2020 | 3,529 |
2021 | 3,011 |
2022 | 2,595 |
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 2,763 to 2,431.
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 11,593 to 14,254.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dover. Since 2011, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 5,508 to 8,330, a 51.23% 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, 15 homes in Dover are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2011, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Dover homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 11 heating oil companies that serve Dover 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 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Dover. Full service companies such as undefined 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 Dover 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 Dover include Service Energy Llc and TERROCO OIL.
Dover Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Dover: 11 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Dover: 18 miles
Average Number Of Dover Homes Served Per Company: 235 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Dover Oil Company: 95,440 gallons per year