Date	Price
01/07/2026	$2.999
01/06/2026	$2.999
01/05/2026	$2.999
01/04/2026	$2.999
01/03/2026	$2.999
01/02/2026	$2.999
01/01/2026	$2.999
12/31/2025	$2.999
12/30/2025	$2.999
12/29/2025	$2.999
12/28/2025	$2.999
12/27/2025	$2.999
12/26/2025	$2.999
12/25/2025	$2.999
12/24/2025	$2.999
12/23/2025	$2.999
12/22/2025	$2.999
12/21/2025	$2.999
12/20/2025	$2.999
12/19/2025	$2.999
12/18/2025	$2.999
12/17/2025	$2.999
12/16/2025	$2.999
12/15/2025	$2.999
12/14/2025	$2.999
12/13/2025	$2.999
12/12/2025	$2.999
12/11/2025	$2.999
12/10/2025	$2.999
12/09/2025	$2.999

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

Homeowners have a variety of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Heating Oil is the most popular choice in Androscoggin, used by 298,426 or 48% of families. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Androscoggin homeowners is Propane, used by 101,382 homes (16%). The other homes are heated with Electricity (15%), Wood (10%), Natural Gas (9%), and Other (2%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	653,594	698,466	733,723	3,236,738	597,420	8,609	116,318
2024	618,834	802,807	724,605	3,592,824	609,179	14,059	121,219
2023	585,529	898,068	716,100	3,953,256	618,566	19,101	125,461
2022	566,518	891,855	666,426	4,098,753	616,419	19,202	120,856
2021	550,546	837,740	585,647	4,136,881	617,010	17,888	114,767
2020	536,071	794,284	527,482	4,166,241	639,959	16,042	119,680
2019	517,014	747,545	485,685	4,158,699	689,396	12,456	124,808
2018	499,919	691,733	441,017	4,134,704	754,481	9,910	130,658
2017	477,514	647,723	400,140	4,141,730	813,193	8,380	136,305
2016	444,698	602,557	368,102	4,179,108	856,490	6,810	131,511
2015	413,155	560,958	340,079	4,261,987	885,181	6,178	119,809
2014	377,706	529,251	322,998	4,372,014	885,722	5,653	105,835
2013	345,577	500,180	316,252	4,486,005	860,051	5,338	90,615
2012	317,132	472,373	310,802	4,614,841	812,533	4,963	74,885
2011	293,224	450,321	304,096	4,737,863	742,660	4,125	61,721
2010	269,466	433,265	301,399	4,858,691	664,533	4,315	52,880

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Androscoggin

Fuel oil has become losing popularity in Androscoggin. In the 6 years since 2019, the number of residents using oil dropped from 344,869 to 298,426, a 13% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Androscoggin

Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel shot up from 69,241 to 101,382, a 46% change. Comparing 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 44,750 to 53,178, a 19% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Androscoggin

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Androscoggin. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity grew from 48,008 to 92,432, a 93% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Androscoggin

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all 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 (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Today, 3,526 homes in Androscoggin are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 237% gain from 2019, when 1,047 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Androscoggin County Heating Oil Trends

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

Short Term Trends

Androscoggin’s overall heating oil use changes annually primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn additional fuel oil to maintain a constant interior temperature. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Androscoggin was 24.4°F, which was 4.2°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Androscoggin County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	24.4° F
2023 - 2024	28.6° F

Androscoggin County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Androscoggin residences heating with oil, picking which of the 22 heating oil companies that serve Androscoggin plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who prefer a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 16 “full-service” oil companies that serve Androscoggin. Full service companies such as Ness Oil Company or Ness Oil Company offer homeowners annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and boiler 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 client does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for homeowners who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the fuel oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. A few of the 2 Androscoggin cash heating oil companies serving Androscoggin include Crowley Energy and Kennebec Energy LLC.

Androscoggin Number Two Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Androscoggin: 22 companies .
Average Number of Androscoggin Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 0

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