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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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W V Tinklepaugh & Son Inc | Call for price | No | No |
B&S Oil | 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 Starlight, used by 62 or 52.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Starlight homeowners is electricity, used by 21 homes (17.95%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (18), wood (3).
Starlight Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Starlight Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 62 | 53.0% |
Electricity | 21 | 18.0% |
Propane | 18 | 15.4% |
Wood | 3 | 2.6% |
Heating oil (53.0%)
Electricity (18.0%)
Propane (15.4%)
Wood (2.6%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Starlight. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes fell from 97 to 62, a 36.08% drop.
Starlight Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 58 |
2012 | 75 |
2013 | 95 |
2014 | 92 |
2015 | 89 |
2016 | 90 |
2017 | 86 |
2018 | 80 |
2019 | 94 |
2020 | 97 |
2021 | 78 |
2022 | 62 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 20 to 18.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Starlight.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Starlight. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 19 to 21, a 10.53% 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 Starlight have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Starlight homeowners purchased a total of 40,008 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Starlight ranks 1083rd for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Starlight ranks 5121st out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Starlight’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 Starlight, the average outside temperature was 2.9° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Starlight Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 34.9° F |
2023 - 2024 | 32° F |
For Starlight homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 2 heating oil companies that serve Starlight 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 Starlight. 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 Starlight 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 Starlight include W V Tinklepaugh & Son Inc and B&S Oil.
Starlight Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Starlight: 2 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Starlight: 18 miles
Average Number Of Starlight Homes Served Per Company: 31 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Starlight Oil Company: 20,003 gallons per year
Approximately 62 households in Starlight, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Starlight, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
52% of Starlight, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Starlight, PA Households | Starlight, PA Heating Oil Households |
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117 | 62 |
2 Starlight, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 40,007 gallons of heating oil delivered to Starlight, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Starlight, PA community relies on its 2 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 Starlight, PA, 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 Starlight, PA.
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