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Oil Prices For Heating Oil Companies In Douglas, MA
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Douglas Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company
For Douglas residences heating with fuel oil, selecting which of the 30 heating oil companies that serve Douglas is an important decision.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 10 “full-service” oil companies that serve Douglas. Full service companies such as Al's Oil Service or RiteWay Heating Cooling & Plumbing Inc offer families annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The homeowner does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.
Discount Oil Companies: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for customers who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Some of the 2 Douglas cash heating oil companies serving Douglas include Red Star Oil Co and Superior Oil Co Inc.
Douglas Heating Oil Company Statistics: Fuel oil Companies Serving Douglas: 30 companies .
Average Number of Douglas Homes Served per Fuel Oil company : 66
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Average Douglas Heating Oil Price Trends
Updated on March 2, 2026
| Time Horizon | Price Change |
|---|---|
| 1 Week Trend | +$0.203 |
| 1 Month Trend | +$0.265 |
| 3 Month Trend | +$0.595 |
| 1 Year Trend | +$0.627 |
Average Douglas Heating Oil Price History
Updated on March 2, 2026
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 03/02/2026 | $4.410 |
| 02/23/2026 | $4.207 |
| 02/16/2026 | $4.214 |
| 02/09/2026 | $4.230 |
| 02/02/2026 | $4.145 |
| 01/26/2026 | $3.980 |
| 01/19/2026 | $3.799 |
| 01/12/2026 | $3.741 |
| 01/05/2026 | $3.757 |
| 12/29/2025 | $3.751 |
| 12/22/2025 | $3.768 |
| 12/15/2025 | $3.806 |
| 12/08/2025 | $3.824 |
| 12/01/2025 | $3.815 |
| 11/24/2025 | $3.847 |
| 11/17/2025 | $3.782 |
| 11/10/2025 | $3.760 |
| 11/03/2025 | $3.631 |
| 10/27/2025 | $3.612 |
| 10/20/2025 | $3.548 |
| 10/13/2025 | $3.561 |
| 10/06/2025 | $3.481 |
| 09/29/2025 | $3.730 |
| 09/22/2025 | $3.673 |
| 09/15/2025 | $3.712 |
| 09/08/2025 | $3.693 |
| 09/01/2025 | $3.691 |
| 08/25/2025 | $3.728 |
| 08/18/2025 | $3.621 |
| 08/11/2025 | $3.672 |
| 08/04/2025 | $3.698 |
| 07/28/2025 | $3.784 |
| 07/21/2025 | $3.890 |
| 07/14/2025 | $3.771 |
| 07/07/2025 | $3.791 |
| 06/30/2025 | $3.651 |
| 06/23/2025 | $3.660 |
| 06/16/2025 | $3.831 |
| 06/09/2025 | $3.526 |
| 06/02/2025 | $3.447 |
| 05/26/2025 | $3.462 |
| 05/19/2025 | $3.537 |
| 05/12/2025 | $3.440 |
| 05/05/2025 | $3.462 |
| 04/28/2025 | $3.665 |
| 04/21/2025 | $3.605 |
| 04/14/2025 | $3.590 |
| 04/07/2025 | $3.541 |
| 03/31/2025 | $3.708 |
| 03/24/2025 | $3.755 |
| 03/17/2025 | $3.783 |
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Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Douglas Home Heating Fuel Comparison
Families have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Heating Oil is the preferred choice in Douglas, used by 1,974 or 61% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Douglas families is Propane, used by 490 homes (15%). The rest of the homes are heated with Electricity (9%), Other (6%), Wood (6%), and Natural Gas (1%).
Douglas Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)
| Year | Natural Gas | Propane | Electricity | Oil | Wood | Solar | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 490 | 303 | 1,974 | 181 | 22 | 195 |
| 2024 | 30 | 489 | 303 | 2,045 | 181 | 20 | 195 |
| 2023 | 23 | 474 | 301 | 2,111 | 180 | 19 | 187 |
| 2022 | 78 | 345 | 208 | 2,132 | 178 | 20 | 194 |
| 2021 | 85 | 347 | 206 | 2,201 | 145 | 0 | 161 |
| 2020 | 119 | 290 | 214 | 2,082 | 234 | 0 | 179 |
| 2019 | 144 | 127 | 247 | 2,218 | 318 | 0 | 127 |
| 2018 | 129 | 107 | 165 | 2,333 | 251 | 0 | 118 |
| 2017 | 101 | 184 | 230 | 2,235 | 285 | 0 | 71 |
| 2016 | 121 | 180 | 256 | 2,215 | 340 | 0 | 52 |
| 2015 | 88 | 165 | 194 | 2,267 | 317 | 0 | 52 |
| 2014 | 114 | 176 | 201 | 2,235 | 314 | 0 | 68 |
| 2013 | 139 | 170 | 245 | 2,249 | 378 | 0 | 57 |
| 2012 | 96 | 95 | 265 | 2,247 | 360 | 0 | 53 |
| 2011 | 94 | 76 | 329 | 2,361 | 291 | 15 | 40 |
Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Douglas
Number two heating oil has become losing popularity in Douglas. In the 8 years since 2017, the number of homeowners using fuel oil fell from 2,235 to 1,974, a 12% drop.
Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Douglas
Between 2017 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 184 to 490, a 166% change. Comparing 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel dropped from 101 to 36, a 64% change.
Electricity use for home heating in Douglas
Electric heat pump systems for home heating are gaining popularity in Douglas. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity shot up from 230 to 303, a 32% change.
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Douglas Heating Oil Delivery Overview
1,974 families in Douglas heat their homes with number two heating oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Douglas temperatures drop as low as 23.2° F each winter. 61% of Douglas homes are reliant on oil delivery each winter.
61% of Douglas, MA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
| Douglas, MA Households | Douglas, MA Heating Oil Households |
|---|---|
| 3,218 | 1,974 |
30 Douglas Heating Oil Companies You Can Bank On
With 582,115,837.988 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Douglas households last winter, the Douglas community depends on its 30 oil companies when temperatures dip. Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Douglas, two of the closest terminals are Sprague W in Springfield, MA and Buckeye in Springfield, MA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to residences and companies throughout Douglas and the surrounding region.