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: Lincoln Home Heating Fuel Comparison

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

Lincoln 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 Lincoln

Oil has become less popular in Lincoln. In the 9 years since 2016, the number of families using oil declined from 333,900 to 298,426, a 11% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Lincoln

Between 2016 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 52,621 to 101,382, a 93% change. Comparing 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 41,879 to 53,178, a 27% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Lincoln

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Lincoln. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity shot up from 33,543 to 92,432, a 176% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Lincoln

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. Currently, 3,526 homes in Lincoln are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 1030% gain from 2016, when 312 homes utilized active solar heating.

Lincoln County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Lincoln County homeowners purchased a total of 7 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Lincoln’s overall heating oil use changes from year to year as winter conditions change. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ furnaces need to burn more and more fuel oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Lincoln was 24.4°F, which was 4.2°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Lincoln County Average Winter Temperature

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

Lincoln County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Lincoln homes heating with heating oil, picking which of the 16 heating oil companies that serve Lincoln can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who prefer a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 5 “full-service” oil companies that serve Lincoln. Full service companies such as MA Haskell Fuel Company LLC or Maritime Energy offer customers annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and heating system repair. With an automatic 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 on a budget. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Some of the 2 Lincoln cash heating oil companies serving Lincoln include Boothbay Energy and Carter's Propane Service.

Lincoln Oil Company Statistics: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Lincoln: 16 companies .
Average Number of Lincoln Houses Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 0

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