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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Brandywine Fuel | Yes | No |
Oehlert Bros Inc | Yes | No |
Reilly & Sons Inc | Yes | No |
Mauger & Company Inc | Yes | No |
Sperr's Fuel & Heating Co | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Downingtown, used by 8,247 or 38.90% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Downingtown homeowners is natural gas, used by 7,259 homes (34.24%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (3,320), propane (2,065), other fuels (182), and other fuels (209).
Downingtown Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Downingtown Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 8,247 | 38.90% |
Natural Gas | 7,259 | 34.24% |
Heating Oil | 3,320 | 15.66% |
Propane | 2,065 | 9.74% |
Other Fuels | 182 | 0.86% |
Wood | 144 | 0.68% |
Coal | 60 | 0.28% |
No Fuel | 5 | 0.02% |
Electricity (38.90)
Natural gas (34.24)
Heating oil (15.66)
Propane (9.74)
Other fuels (0.86)
Wood (0.68)
Coal (0.28)
No fuel (0.02)
Heating oil has become less popular in Downingtown. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 3,692 to 3,320, a 10.08% drop.
Downingtown Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 4,088 |
2012 | 4,156 |
2013 | 4,190 |
2014 | 4,031 |
2015 | 3,795 |
2016 | 3,565 |
2017 | 3,692 |
2018 | 3,459 |
2019 | 3,345 |
2020 | 3,097 |
2021 | 3,207 |
2022 | 3,320 |
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,732 to 2,065.
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 5,291 to 7,259.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Downingtown. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 6,580 to 8,247, a 25.33% 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 Downingtown have not yet adopted solar heating.