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Sheffield, MA Heating Oil Trends
Last year, Sheffield homeowners purchased a total of 354,313 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 494 towns in Massachusetts, Sheffield ranks 337th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Sheffield ranks 1983rd out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Sheffield’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 Sheffield, the average outside temperature was 2.8° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Sheffield Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
---|---|
2024 - 2025 | 30.1° F |
2023 - 2024 | 32.9° F |
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Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Sheffield Home Heating Fuel Comparison
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Sheffield, used by 404 or 37.17% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Sheffield homeowners is natural gas, used by 294 homes (27.05%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (236), electricity (95), wood (66).
Sheffield Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Sheffield Households | % of Households |
---|---|---|
Heating Oil | 404 | 37.2% |
Natural Gas | 294 | 27.1% |
Propane | 236 | 21.7% |
Electricity | 95 | 8.7% |
Wood | 66 | 6.1% |
Solar | 60 | 5.5% |
No Fuel | 28 | 2.6% |
Heating oil (37.2%)
Natural gas (27.1%)
Propane (21.7%)
Electricity (8.7%)
Wood (6.1%)
Solar (5.5%)
No fuel (2.6%)
#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Sheffield
Heating oil has become less popular in Sheffield. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 527 to 404, a 23.34% drop.
Sheffield Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 504 |
2012 | 446 |
2013 | 504 |
2014 | 527 |
2015 | 527 |
2016 | 552 |
2017 | 608 |
2018 | 548 |
2019 | 518 |
2020 | 494 |
2021 | 447 |
2022 | 404 |
Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Sheffield
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 203 to 236.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 28 to 294.
Electricity use for home heating in Sheffield
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Sheffield. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 51 to 95, a 86.27% increase.
Solar use for home heating in Sheffield
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, 60 homes in Sheffield are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2014, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
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