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Cities In Maine with Local Oil Prices

Cheapest Maine Heating Oil Price Trends

Updated on February 27, 2026

Time HorizonPrice Change
1 Day Trend-$0.071
1 Week Trend-$0.071
1 Month Trend+$0.279
1 Year Trend+$0.439

Cheapest Maine Heating Oil Price History

Updated on February 27, 2026

DatePrice
02/26/2026 $3.190
02/25/2026 $3.190
02/24/2026 $3.190
02/23/2026 $3.190
02/22/2026 $3.190
02/19/2026 $3.190
02/18/2026 $3.190
02/17/2026 $3.190
02/16/2026 $3.190
02/15/2026 $3.199
02/12/2026 $3.270
02/11/2026 $3.270
02/10/2026 $3.270
02/09/2026 $3.270
02/08/2026 $3.270
02/05/2026 $3.270
02/04/2026 $3.270
02/03/2026 $3.270
02/02/2026 $3.279
02/01/2026 $3.159
01/29/2026 $3.159
01/28/2026 $3.159
01/27/2026 $3.090
01/26/2026 $3.049
01/25/2026 $2.949
01/22/2026 $2.949
01/21/2026 $2.920
01/20/2026 $2.870
01/19/2026 $2.870
01/18/2026 $2.870

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

Homes have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Heating Oil is the preferred choice in Maine, used by 298,426 or 48% of families. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Maine residents is Propane, used by 101,382 homes (16%). The remaining homes are heated with Electricity (15%), Wood (10%), Natural Gas (9%), and Other (2%).

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Maine

Heating oil has become less popular in Maine. In the 2 years since 2023, the number of families using oil dipped from 323,666 to 298,426, a 8% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Maine

Between 2023 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 84,744 to 101,382, a 20% change. Comparing 2023 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel increased from 51,811 to 53,178, a 3% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Maine

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Maine. Since 2023, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 79,160 to 92,432, a 17% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Maine

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Now, 3,526 homes in Maine are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 65% gain from 2023, when 2,137 homes had active solar heating.

Maine Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Maine households heating with fuel oil, choosing which of the 132 heating oil companies that serve Maine 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 choose one of the 19 “full-service” oil companies that serve Maine. Full service companies such as Alfred Oil or MA Haskell Fuel Company LLC offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic number two heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating 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 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 fuel oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. A few of the 2 Maine cash heating oil companies serving Maine include EMERY MILLS ENERGY INC and Integrity Oil.

Maine Oil Company By The Numbers: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Maine: 132 companies .
Average Number of Maine Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 2261

Maine Heating Oil Delivery Overview

298,426 households in Maine heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Maine temperatures drop as low as 17.7° F each winter. 48% of Maine residences depend on number two heating oil delivery each winter.

48% of Maine Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Maine HouseholdsMaine Heating Oil Households
623,907298,426

132 Maine Fuel Oil Companies Go The Distance

With 246,945,990.52 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Maine homes last winter, the Maine community relies on its 132 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. Oil delivery can be summed up in two steps: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Maine, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Newington, NH and Sprague in So. Portland, ME. Then, the truck delivers the fuel oil to residences and companies throughout Maine and the surrounding vicinity.