Date	Price
01/01/2026	$3.050
12/31/2025	$3.050
12/30/2025	$3.050
12/29/2025	$2.970
12/28/2025	$2.970
12/27/2025	$2.970
12/26/2025	$2.970
12/25/2025	$2.970
12/24/2025	$2.970
12/23/2025	$2.970
12/22/2025	$2.970
12/21/2025	$3.070
12/20/2025	$3.070
12/19/2025	$3.070
12/18/2025	$3.070
12/17/2025	$3.070
12/16/2025	$3.070
12/15/2025	$3.070
12/14/2025	$3.120
12/13/2025	$3.120
12/12/2025	$3.120
12/11/2025	$3.120
12/10/2025	$3.120
12/09/2025	$3.120
12/08/2025	$3.120
12/07/2025	$3.120
12/06/2025	$3.120
12/05/2025	$3.120
12/04/2025	$3.120
12/03/2025	$3.120

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Barnstable Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Families have a host of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Barnstable, used by 1,473,396 or 52% of residents. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Barnstable homeowners is Electricity, used by 610,876 homes (22%). The rest of the homes are heated with Heating Oil (20%), Propane (5%), Wood (1%), and Other (1%).

Barnstable County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	19,256,453	1,223,851	6,089,784	6,551,842	432,814	25,964	259,976
2024	18,307,846	1,336,545	6,034,791	7,043,219	402,027	43,516	265,287
2023	17,385,456	1,438,799	5,977,502	7,552,958	372,170	59,717	269,178
2022	17,106,049	1,418,320	5,801,194	7,768,446	363,876	60,591	266,335
2021	17,030,836	1,325,347	5,581,538	7,899,234	370,775	52,525	257,050
2020	16,708,092	1,222,571	5,347,539	7,982,531	381,086	45,518	249,093
2019	16,368,982	1,111,359	5,128,511	8,076,814	400,079	39,345	250,461
2018	16,177,674	1,042,742	4,970,499	8,216,204	428,288	31,902	251,573
2017	15,972,545	1,012,985	4,811,602	8,397,578	463,889	26,129	244,825
2016	15,684,329	969,697	4,673,524	8,592,739	491,642	19,588	232,266
2015	15,431,250	919,792	4,548,386	8,831,492	504,883	14,165	218,538
2014	15,230,983	885,714	4,403,446	9,116,486	513,227	11,521	205,940
2013	15,007,613	853,635	4,284,904	9,429,907	510,061	10,679	185,486
2012	14,790,187	806,113	4,191,455	9,773,193	481,883	9,613	166,864
2011	14,610,029	771,813	4,113,541	10,083,274	442,146	8,825	156,004
2010	14,424,239	754,349	4,046,124	10,367,966	407,483	9,845	149,395

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Barnstable

Number two heating oil has become decreasing in demand in Barnstable. In the 6 years since 2019, the number of families using heating oil declined from 646,103 to 555,640, a 14% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Barnstable

Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 98,388 to 128,896, a 31% change. Comparing 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 1,385,815 to 1,473,396, a 6% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Barnstable

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Barnstable. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity grew from 448,883 to 610,876, a 36% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Barnstable

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Now, 9,580 homes in Barnstable are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 170% gain from 2019, when 3,549 homes used active solar heating.

Barnstable County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Barnstable County homeowners purchased a total of 19 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Barnstable’s overall fuel oil consumption changes each year depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ furnaces need to burn additional fuel oil to maintain a constant interior temperature. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Barnstable was 30.0°F, which was 4.5°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Barnstable County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	30° F
2023 - 2024	34.5° F

Barnstable County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Barnstable families heating with heating oil, picking which of the 40 heating oil companies that serve Barnstable plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who are willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 309 “full-service” oil companies that serve Barnstable. Full service companies such as Snow's Fuel Company LLC or ScudderTaylor Oil Co offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic number two heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The family does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for clients who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. Some of the 2 Barnstable cash heating oil companies serving Barnstable include Cape Cod Oil Co and Mid cape Discount Oil.

Barnstable Number Two Heating Oil Company Fast Facts: Heating oil Companies Serving Barnstable: 40 companies .
Average Number of Barnstable Households Served per Heating Oil company : 0

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