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01/09/2026	$3.099
01/08/2026	$3.099
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01/04/2026	$3.099
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01/02/2026	$3.099
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12/31/2025	$3.099
12/30/2025	$3.099
12/29/2025	$3.099
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12/27/2025	$3.099
12/26/2025	$3.099
12/25/2025	$3.099
12/24/2025	$3.099
12/23/2025	$3.179
12/22/2025	$3.179
12/21/2025	$3.179
12/20/2025	$3.179
12/19/2025	$3.179
12/18/2025	$3.179
12/17/2025	$3.179
12/16/2025	$3.179
12/15/2025	$3.179
12/14/2025	$3.199
12/13/2025	$3.199
12/12/2025	$3.199
12/11/2025	$3.199

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

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire

Fuel oil has become decreasing in demand in Berkshire. In the 11 years since 2014, the number of homeowners using heating oil dipped from 703,760 to 555,640, a 21% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Berkshire

Between 2014 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel grew from 77,135 to 128,896, a 67% change. Comparing 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel increased from 1,310,713 to 1,473,396, a 12% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Berkshire

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Berkshire. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity shot up from 371,616 to 610,876, a 64% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Berkshire

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. 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. As it stands today, 9,580 homes in Berkshire are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 1061% gain from 2014, when 825 homes had active solar heating.

Berkshire County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Berkshire County homeowners purchased a total of 13 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Berkshire’s overall number two heating oil consumption varies from year to year correlating with how cold it gets each winter. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ heating systems need to burn additional heating oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Berkshire was 30.0°F, which was 4.5°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Berkshire County Average Winter Temperature

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

Berkshire County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Berkshire households heating with number two heating oil, picking which of the 10 heating oil companies that serve Berkshire is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who can afford a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 37 “full-service” oil companies that serve Berkshire. Full service companies such as Lipton Energy or West Oil Company Inc offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and HVAC repair. With an automatic number two heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The customer does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for families who are budget-conscious. 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. Examples of 2 Berkshire cash heating oil companies serving Berkshire include Clifford Oil and Pioneer Valley Oil & Propane.

Berkshire Fuel Oil Company By The Numbers: Fuel oil Companies Serving Berkshire: 10 companies .
Average Number of Berkshire Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 0

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