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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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State Fuel Co Inc | Yes | No |
Superior Plus Energy Services Inc Griffith Energy | Yes | No |
TraLin Corp Samson Fuel & Trucking | Yes | No |
Hometowne Energy Co Inc | Yes | No |
Main Energy Inc | 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 Rochester, used by 160,560 or 77.72% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Rochester homeowners is electricity, used by 35,068 homes (16.97%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (5,113), heating oil (3,100), no fuel (2,179), and other fuels (2,285).
Rochester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Rochester Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 160,560 | 77.72% |
Electricity | 35,068 | 16.97% |
Propane | 5,113 | 2.47% |
Heating Oil | 3,100 | 1.50% |
No Fuel | 2,179 | 1.05% |
Other Fuels | 1,550 | 0.75% |
Wood | 649 | 0.31% |
Coal | 64 | 0.03% |
Solar | 22 | 0.01% |
Natural gas (77.72)
Electricity (16.97)
Propane (2.47)
Heating oil (1.50)
No fuel (1.05)
Other fuels (0.75)
Wood (0.31)
Coal (0.03)
Solar (0.01)
Heating oil has become more popular in Rochester. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes rose from 2,805 to 3,100, a 10.52% lift.
Rochester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 5,943 |
2012 | 5,312 |
2013 | 4,655 |
2014 | 4,137 |
2015 | 3,828 |
2016 | 3,402 |
2017 | 3,161 |
2018 | 3,297 |
2019 | 3,006 |
2020 | 2,805 |
2021 | 2,884 |
2022 | 3,100 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 3,522 to 5,113.
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 155,843 to 160,560.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Rochester. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 30,672 to 35,068, a 14.33% 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.
Currently, 22 homes in Rochester are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 52.17% decrease from 2020, when only 46 homes had installed active solar heating.