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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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RH Foster Energy | 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 Howland, used by 446 or 80.94% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Howland homeowners is electricity, used by 68 homes (12.34%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (27), other fuels (12), propane (9).
Howland Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Howland Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 446 | 80.9% |
Electricity | 68 | 12.3% |
Wood | 27 | 4.9% |
Other Fuels | 12 | 2.2% |
Propane | 9 | 1.6% |
Heating oil (80.9%)
Electricity (12.3%)
Wood (4.9%)
Other fuels (2.2%)
Propane (1.6%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Howland. In the 3 years since 2019, the number of heating oil homes rose from 430 to 446, a 3.72% lift.
Howland Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 447 |
2012 | 457 |
2013 | 439 |
2014 | 396 |
2015 | 391 |
2016 | 390 |
2017 | 370 |
2018 | 391 |
2019 | 430 |
2020 | 464 |
2021 | 455 |
2022 | 446 |
Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 23 to 9.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Howland.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Howland. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 44 to 68, a 54.55% 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 Howland have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Howland homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 1 heating oil companies that serve Howland 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 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Howland. Full service companies such as undefined or undefined 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 Howland 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 Howland include RH Foster Energy and undefined.
Howland Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Howland: 1 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Howland: 18 miles
Average Number Of Howland Homes Served Per Company: 446 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Howland Oil Company: 319,903 gallons per year
Approximately 446 households in Howland, ME heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Howland, ME temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
80% of Howland, ME Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Howland, ME Households | Howland, ME Heating Oil Households |
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551 | 446 |
1 Howland, ME Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 319,903 gallons of heating oil delivered to Howland, ME homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Howland, ME community relies on its 1 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 Howland, ME, two of the closest terminals are Pbt in Brewer, ME and Buckeye in Bangor, ME. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Howland, ME.
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