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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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C A Albright & Sons LLC | Call for price | No | No |
H L Fuel Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Heim Fuel Service Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Herrington Fuels Inc | Call for price | No | No |
MillerWilkins Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Persico Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Village Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Henderson Oil Corp | Call for price | No | No |
HL Fuel Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Collins & Son Inc | Call for price | No | No |
First Fuel & Heating Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Lucky Petroleum Inc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Ghent, used by 580 or 53.41% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Ghent homeowners is propane, used by 410 homes (37.75%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (191), electricity (70).
Ghent Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Ghent Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 580 | 53.4% |
Propane | 410 | 37.8% |
Wood | 191 | 17.6% |
Electricity | 70 | 6.5% |
Heating oil (53.4%)
Propane (37.8%)
Wood (17.6%)
Electricity (6.5%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Ghent. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 882 to 580, a 34.24% drop.
Ghent Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 929 |
2012 | 867 |
2013 | 831 |
2014 | 882 |
2015 | 697 |
2016 | 657 |
2017 | 718 |
2018 | 759 |
2019 | 783 |
2020 | 739 |
2021 | 655 |
2022 | 580 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 83 to 410.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Ghent.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Ghent. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 127 to 70, a 44.88% decrease.
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 Ghent have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Ghent homeowners purchased a total of 279,507 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1008 towns in New York, Ghent ranks 401st for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Ghent ranks 2287th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Ghent’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Ghent, the average outside temperature was 1.6° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Ghent Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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Winter 2023 - 2024 | 31.3° F |
Winter 2022 - 2023 | 29.7° F |
For Ghent homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 12 heating oil companies that serve Ghent is an important decision.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 9 “full-service” oil companies that serve Ghent. Full service companies such as C A Albright & Sons LLC or Persico Oil Co Inc offer automatic fuel delivery and furnace repair under a single roof.
Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel Companies” or “Cash Heating Oil Companies”, these companies are for the budget-conscious Ghent homeowner. In return for better prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank and place an order when you run low on oil. Examples of cash heating oil companies that serve Ghent include Collins & Son Inc and Lucky Petroleum Inc.
Ghent Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Ghent: 12 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Ghent: 18 miles
Average Number Of Ghent Homes Served Per Company: 48 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Ghent Oil Company: 23,292 gallons per year
Approximately 580 households in Ghent, NY heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Ghent, NY temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
53% of Ghent, NY Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Ghent, NY Households | Ghent, NY Heating Oil Households |
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1,086 | 580 |
12 Ghent, NY Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 279,506 gallons of heating oil delivered to Ghent, NY homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Ghent, NY community relies on its 12 oil companies to keep warm.
Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal. In the case of Ghent, NY, two of the closest terminals are null in null and null in null. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Ghent, NY.
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