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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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PepUp Inc | Yes | No |
Bob Willey & Sons Inc | Yes | No |
Baker Petroleum | Yes | No |
Kent Oil & Propane Co | Yes | No |
PepUp | Yes | No |
JC Eisenbrey & Son | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Houston, used by 417 or 61.87% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Houston homeowners is heating oil, used by 189 homes (28.04%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (54), natural gas (8), wood (7), and other fuels (6).
Houston Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Houston Households | % of Households |
---|---|---|
Electricity | 417 | 61.87% |
Heating Oil | 189 | 28.04% |
Propane | 54 | 8.01% |
Natural Gas | 8 | 1.19% |
Wood | 7 | 1.04% |
Other Fuels | 5 | 0.74% |
No Fuel | 1 | 0.15% |
Electricity (61.87)
Heating oil (28.04)
Propane (8.01)
Natural gas (1.19)
Wood (1.04)
Other fuels (0.74)
No fuel (0.15)
Heating oil has become less popular in Houston. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 198 to 189, a 4.55% drop.
Houston Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 204 |
2012 | 198 |
2013 | 150 |
2014 | 154 |
2015 | 220 |
2016 | 209 |
2017 | 230 |
2018 | 208 |
2019 | 249 |
2020 | 175 |
2021 | 182 |
2022 | 189 |
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 104 to 54.
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 0 to 8.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Houston. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 181 to 417, a 130.39% 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 Houston have not yet adopted solar heating.