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Windham County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today at 06:50 AM

DatePrice
10/16/2025 $3.007
10/15/2025 $3.007
10/14/2025 $3.023
10/13/2025 $3.024
10/10/2025 $3.025
10/09/2025 $3.025
10/08/2025 $3.033
10/07/2025 $3.033
10/06/2025 $3.033
10/03/2025 $3.047
10/02/2025 $3.058
10/01/2025 $3.057
09/30/2025 $3.060
09/29/2025 $3.065
09/26/2025 $3.031
09/25/2025 $3.041
09/24/2025 $2.958
09/23/2025 $2.983
09/22/2025 $2.994
09/19/2025 $2.995
09/18/2025 $2.995
09/17/2025 $3.015
09/16/2025 $3.022
09/15/2025 $3.015
09/12/2025 $3.022
09/11/2025 $3.025
09/10/2025 $3.007
09/09/2025 $3.014
09/08/2025 $3.014
09/05/2025 $3.025

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Windham County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Windham County, used by 344,285 or 59.84% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Windham County homeowners is propane, used by 74,720 homes (12.99%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (53,649), wood (50,553), natural gas (46,832), and other fuels (10,776).

Windham County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelWindham County Households % of Households
Heating Oil344,28559.8%
Propane74,72013.0%
Electricity53,6499.3%
Wood50,5538.8%
Natural Gas46,8328.1%
Other Fuels10,7761.9%
No Fuel2,2210.4%
Solar1,7620.3%
Coal1,2590.2%

Heating oil (59.8%)

Propane (13.0%)

Electricity (9.3%)

Wood (8.8%)

Natural gas (8.1%)

Other fuels (1.9%)

No fuel (0.4%)

Solar (0.3%)

Coal (0.2%)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Windham County

Heating oil has become less popular in Windham County. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 359,172 to 344,285, a 4.14% drop.

Windham County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
2011399,528
2012389,712
2013378,400
2014368,680
2015359,172
2016350,786
2017345,775
2018344,793
2019344,403
2020348,823
2021345,156
2022344,285

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Windham County

Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 45,626 to 74,720.

Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 33,136 to 46,832.

Electricity use for home heating in Windham County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Windham County. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 27,536 to 53,649, a 94.83% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Windham County

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space 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 in the basement.

Currently, 1,762 homes in Windham County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 246.85% increase from 2015, when only 508 homes had installed active solar heating.

Windham County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Windham County homeowners purchased a total of 0 gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Windham County’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Windham County, the average outside temperature was 2.3° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Windham County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202528.8° F
2023 - 202431.1° F