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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Laurel Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Laurel Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Amato Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Burtsonville Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Damascus Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Day & Night Fuel Oils | Call for price | No | No |
Griffith Energy Services Inc | 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 Rockville, used by 35,204 or 60.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Rockville homeowners is electricity, used by 21,455 homes (37.17%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (422), heating oil (318), no fuel (181), and other fuels (320).
Rockville Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Rockville Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 35,204 | 61.0% |
Electricity | 21,455 | 37.2% |
Propane | 422 | 0.7% |
Heating Oil | 318 | 0.6% |
No Fuel | 181 | 0.3% |
Other Fuels | 113 | 0.2% |
Wood | 100 | 0.2% |
Solar | 94 | 0.2% |
Coal | 13 | 0.0% |
Natural gas (61.0%)
Electricity (37.2%)
Propane (0.7%)
Heating oil (0.6%)
No fuel (0.3%)
Other fuels (0.2%)
Wood (0.2%)
Solar (0.2%)
Coal (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Rockville. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 801 to 318, a 60.30% drop.
Rockville Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,070 |
2012 | 1,091 |
2013 | 900 |
2014 | 834 |
2015 | 784 |
2016 | 835 |
2017 | 801 |
2018 | 854 |
2019 | 789 |
2020 | 758 |
2021 | 491 |
2022 | 318 |
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 643 to 422.
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 34,575 to 35,204.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Rockville. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 17,751 to 21,455, a 20.87% 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, 94 homes in Rockville are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 5.62% increase from 2017, when only 89 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Rockville homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 7 heating oil companies that serve Rockville 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 Rockville. Full service companies such as Laurel Fuel Oil 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 Rockville 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 Rockville include Griffith Energy Services Inc and Burtsonville Fuel.
Rockville Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Rockville: 7 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Rockville: 18 miles
Average Number Of Rockville Homes Served Per Company: 45 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Rockville Oil Company: 23,413 gallons per year
Approximately 318 households in Rockville, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Rockville, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
0% of Rockville, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Rockville, MD Households | Rockville, MD Heating Oil Households |
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57,719 | 318 |
7 Rockville, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 163,892 gallons of heating oil delivered to Rockville, MD homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Rockville, MD community relies on its 7 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 Rockville, MD, two of the closest terminals are Motiva in Fairfax, VA and Buckeye in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Rockville, MD.
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