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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Watkins Fuel Company | Call for price | No | No |
Petro Home Services | Call for price | No | No |
Heaps Oil Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Direct Fuel LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Rittenhouse Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Four Points | Call for price | No | No |
H F Horney Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Liberty Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Dixie Land Energy Llc | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Bel Air, used by 12,770 or 49.19% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Bel Air homeowners is electricity, used by 10,877 homes (41.90%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (1,325), propane (490), other fuels (358), and other fuels (383).
Bel Air Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Bel Air Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 12,770 | 49.2% |
Electricity | 10,877 | 41.9% |
Heating Oil | 1,325 | 5.1% |
Propane | 490 | 1.9% |
Other Fuels | 358 | 1.4% |
No Fuel | 221 | 0.9% |
Wood | 134 | 0.5% |
Solar | 28 | 0.1% |
Natural gas (49.2%)
Electricity (41.9%)
Heating oil (5.1%)
Propane (1.9%)
Other fuels (1.4%)
No fuel (0.9%)
Wood (0.5%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Bel Air. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,463 to 1,325, a 9.43% drop.
Bel Air Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,883 |
2012 | 1,875 |
2013 | 1,763 |
2014 | 1,853 |
2015 | 1,754 |
2016 | 1,764 |
2017 | 1,614 |
2018 | 1,463 |
2019 | 1,515 |
2020 | 1,713 |
2021 | 1,507 |
2022 | 1,325 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 505 to 490.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 12,572 to 12,770.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Bel Air. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 9,225 to 10,877, a 17.91% 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, 28 homes in Bel Air are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 17.65% decrease from 2018, when only 34 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Bel Air homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 9 heating oil companies that serve Bel Air 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 2 “full-service” oil companies that serve Bel Air. Full service companies such as Petro Home Services or Watkins Fuel Company 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 Bel Air 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 Bel Air include H F Horney Inc and Dixie Land Energy Llc.
Bel Air Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Bel Air: 9 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Bel Air: 18 miles
Average Number Of Bel Air Homes Served Per Company: 147 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Bel Air Oil Company: 75,875 gallons per year
Approximately 1,325 households in Bel Air, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Bel Air, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of Bel Air, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Bel Air, MD Households | Bel Air, MD Heating Oil Households |
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25,962 | 1,325 |
9 Bel Air, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 682,883 gallons of heating oil delivered to Bel Air, MD homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Bel Air, MD community relies on its 9 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 Bel Air, MD, two of the closest terminals are Apex in Baltimore, MD and Motiva in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Bel Air, MD.
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