Montgomery County Heating Oil Trends
Last year, Montgomery County homeowners purchased a total of 4 million gallons of heating oil.
Short Term Trends
Montgomery’s overall oil use fluctuates each year primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ boilers need to burn increasing amounts of oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Montgomery was 35.0°F, which was 4.9°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Montgomery County Average Winter Temperature
| Heating Season | Average Temperature |
|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | 35° F |
| 2023 - 2024 | 39.9° F |
Montgomery County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company
For Montgomery households heating with heating oil, choosing which of the 11 heating oil companies that serve Montgomery plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system select one of the 16 “full-service” oil companies that serve Montgomery. Full service companies such as Laurel Fuel Oil or Laurel Fuel Oil offer homeowners annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and heating system repair. With an automatic oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating 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 homeowners who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Examples of 2 Montgomery cash heating oil companies serving Montgomery include Griffith Energy Services Inc and Burtsonville Fuel.
Montgomery Fuel Oil Company Statistics: Oil Companies Serving Montgomery: 11 companies .
