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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Hungerford Heating & Cooling | Call for price | No | No |
Kellehers Heating Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Massey Wood and West Inc | Call for price | No | No |
J M Pollard | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Ashland, used by 5,118 or 77.33% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Ashland homeowners is natural gas, used by 628 homes (9.49%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (367), propane (291), wood (202), and other fuels (69).
Ashland Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Ashland Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 5,118 | 77.3% |
Natural Gas | 628 | 9.5% |
Heating Oil | 367 | 5.6% |
Propane | 291 | 4.4% |
Wood | 202 | 3.1% |
Other Fuels | 36 | 0.5% |
No Fuel | 22 | 0.3% |
Solar | 11 | 0.2% |
Electricity (77.3%)
Natural gas (9.5%)
Heating oil (5.6%)
Propane (4.4%)
Wood (3.1%)
Other fuels (0.5%)
No fuel (0.3%)
Solar (0.2%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Ashland. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 588 to 367, a 37.59% drop.
Ashland Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 951 |
2012 | 887 |
2013 | 816 |
2014 | 820 |
2015 | 744 |
2016 | 659 |
2017 | 647 |
2018 | 588 |
2019 | 545 |
2020 | 418 |
2021 | 392 |
2022 | 367 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 279 to 291.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 773 to 628.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Ashland. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 4,288 to 5,118, a 19.36% 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, 11 homes in Ashland are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2018, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Ashland homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 4 heating oil companies that serve Ashland 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 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve Ashland. Full service companies such as Hungerford Heating & Cooling 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 Ashland 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 Ashland include J M Pollard and Kellehers Heating Oil.
Ashland Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Ashland: 4 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Ashland: 18 miles
Average Number Of Ashland Homes Served Per Company: 91 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Ashland Oil Company: 55,415 gallons per year
Approximately 367 households in Ashland, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Ashland, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of Ashland, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Ashland, VA Households | Ashland, VA Heating Oil Households |
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6,618 | 367 |
4 Ashland, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 221,662 gallons of heating oil delivered to Ashland, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Ashland, VA community relies on its 4 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 Ashland, VA, two of the closest terminals are 1st Enrgy in Richmond, VA and Kinder-m2 in Richmond, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Ashland, VA.
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