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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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John's Oil Co | Yes | Yes |
Kelley's Oil Co Inc | Yes | Yes |
Metro Energy | Yes | Yes |
Niccoli Oil & Energy | Yes | Yes |
A & B 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 |
Campello Keith Oil | Yes | Yes |
Raynard Brothers Oil | Yes | Yes |
Absolute Oil | Yes | Yes |
Bridgewater Fuel | Yes | Yes |
Cesars Oil | Yes | Yes |
First Energy | Yes | Yes |
Ken Duval Oil | Yes | Yes |
Apple Oil Company | Yes | No |
Burke Oil | Yes | No |
Trojan Oil | Yes | No |
Direct Fuel Inc | Yes | No |
Blackstone Valley Oil | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Dorchester, used by 22,087 or 66.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dorchester homeowners is electricity, used by 7,090 homes (21.50%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (2,605), propane (837), other fuels (254), and other fuels (235).
Dorchester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dorchester Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 22,087 | 66.99% |
Electricity | 7,090 | 21.50% |
Heating Oil | 2,605 | 7.90% |
Propane | 837 | 2.54% |
Other Fuels | 254 | 0.77% |
No Fuel | 235 | 0.71% |
Natural gas (66.99)
Electricity (21.50)
Heating oil (7.90)
Propane (2.54)
Other fuels (0.77)
No fuel (0.71)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dorchester. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 4,842 to 2,605, a 46.20% drop.
Dorchester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 5,782 |
2012 | 5,366 |
2013 | 4,842 |
2014 | 4,260 |
2015 | 4,008 |
2016 | 3,652 |
2017 | 3,465 |
2018 | 3,071 |
2019 | 2,949 |
2020 | 2,651 |
2021 | 2,583 |
2022 | 2,605 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 485 to 837.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 18,946 to 22,087.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dorchester. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 5,474 to 7,090, a 29.52% 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 Dorchester have not yet adopted solar heating.