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Updated on December 21, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Husky Heating Oil LLC | 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 Mount Airy, used by 5,579 or 51.38% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Mount Airy homeowners is natural gas, used by 2,637 homes (24.28%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (1,535), propane (669), wood (224), and other fuels (238).
Mount Airy Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Mount Airy Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 5,579 | 51.4% |
Natural Gas | 2,637 | 24.3% |
Heating Oil | 1,535 | 14.1% |
Propane | 669 | 6.2% |
Wood | 224 | 2.1% |
No Fuel | 112 | 1.0% |
Other Fuels | 64 | 0.6% |
Solar | 39 | 0.4% |
Coal | 23 | 0.2% |
Electricity (51.4%)
Natural gas (24.3%)
Heating oil (14.1%)
Propane (6.2%)
Wood (2.1%)
No fuel (1.0%)
Other fuels (0.6%)
Solar (0.4%)
Coal (0.2%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Mount Airy. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes rose from 1,431 to 1,535, a 7.27% lift.
Mount Airy Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 2,001 |
2012 | 1,937 |
2013 | 1,846 |
2014 | 1,829 |
2015 | 1,549 |
2016 | 1,431 |
2017 | 1,392 |
2018 | 1,523 |
2019 | 1,403 |
2020 | 1,613 |
2021 | 1,574 |
2022 | 1,535 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 775 to 669.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 2,182 to 2,637.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Mount Airy. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 4,909 to 5,579, a 13.65% 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, 39 homes in Mount Airy are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2016, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Mount Airy homeowners purchased a total of 791,114 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 174 towns in Maryland, Mount Airy ranks 21st for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Mount Airy ranks 1048th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Mount Airy’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 Mount Airy, the average outside temperature was 4.0° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Mount Airy Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 43° F |
2023 - 2024 | 39° F |
For Mount Airy homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy. 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 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy include Husky Heating Oil LLC and Tevis Oil Inc.
Mount Airy Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Mount Airy: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Mount Airy: 18 miles
Average Number Of Mount Airy Homes Served Per Company: 511 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Mount Airy Oil Company: 263,704 gallons per year
Approximately 1,535 households in Mount Airy, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Mount Airy, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
14% of Mount Airy, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Mount Airy, MD Households | Mount Airy, MD Heating Oil Households |
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10,859 | 1,535 |
3 Mount Airy, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 791,114 gallons of heating oil delivered to Mount Airy, MD homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Mount Airy, MD community relies on its 3 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 Mount Airy, MD, two of the closest terminals are Apex in Baltimore, MD and Center Pt in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Mount Airy, MD.
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