Date	Price
12/18/2025	$3.290
12/17/2025	$3.290
12/16/2025	$3.290
12/15/2025	$3.290
12/14/2025	$3.290
12/13/2025	$3.290
12/12/2025	$3.290
12/11/2025	$3.290
12/10/2025	$3.290
12/09/2025	$3.290
12/08/2025	$3.290
12/07/2025	$3.290
12/06/2025	$3.290
12/05/2025	$3.290
12/04/2025	$3.290
12/03/2025	$3.290
12/02/2025	$3.290
12/01/2025	$3.290
11/30/2025	$3.290
11/29/2025	$3.290
11/28/2025	$3.290
11/27/2025	$3.290
11/26/2025	$3.290
11/25/2025	$3.290
11/24/2025	$3.290
11/23/2025	$3.290
11/22/2025	$3.290
11/21/2025	$3.290
11/20/2025	$3.290
11/19/2025	$3.290

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

Homes have a variety of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Heating Oil is the most popular choice in Belknap, used by 212,831 or 37% of homeowners. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Belknap families is Natural Gas, used by 124,974 homes (22%). The rest of the homes are heated with Propane (21%), Electricity (12%), Wood (6%), and Other (2%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	1,550,067	808,028	896,797	2,312,728	418,738	5,050	108,786
2024	1,483,265	1,001,686	812,214	2,478,473	408,892	8,572	113,229
2023	1,417,625	1,180,268	732,640	2,650,153	398,567	11,814	117,124
2022	1,393,460	1,195,158	695,398	2,716,952	392,819	11,794	116,265
2021	1,374,579	1,149,379	667,243	2,734,384	402,020	10,016	113,631
2020	1,346,662	1,112,667	647,906	2,768,778	417,021	9,026	114,159
2019	1,326,195	1,062,864	618,257	2,796,995	440,507	7,639	116,137
2018	1,307,552	1,011,766	586,853	2,797,420	474,882	6,286	117,421
2017	1,283,781	984,156	567,398	2,807,353	502,959	6,126	119,988
2016	1,259,300	948,420	544,254	2,827,696	521,525	6,172	118,677
2015	1,239,198	910,589	523,229	2,870,092	525,922	5,445	112,457
2014	1,228,834	893,177	512,049	2,919,099	519,698	4,334	100,978
2013	1,225,770	875,862	499,731	2,981,050	496,902	3,672	89,339
2012	1,223,242	847,874	483,527	3,059,833	461,979	3,281	79,431
2011	1,222,113	825,672	477,374	3,124,881	423,459	2,438	69,118
2010	1,221,896	810,057	475,745	3,185,093	378,777	1,762	61,536

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Belknap

Oil has become losing popularity in Belknap. In the 2 years since 2023, the number of homeowners using fuel oil declined from 221,554 to 212,831, a 4% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Belknap

Between 2023 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel increased from 112,909 to 121,512, a 8% change. Comparing 2023 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 118,533 to 124,974, a 5% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Belknap

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Belknap. Since 2023, the number of homes heating with electricity increased from 64,436 to 70,926, a 10% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Belknap

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. 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, 2,474 homes in Belknap are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 60% gain from 2023, when 1,544 homes utilized active solar heating.

Belknap County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Belknap homes heating with heating oil, selecting which of the 20 heating oil companies that serve Belknap makes a big difference.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 16 “full-service” oil companies that serve Belknap. Full service companies such as Dutile & Sons Oil Company Inc or Dutile & Sons Oil Company Inc offer clients annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and heating system repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The household 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 households 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 either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Some of the 2 Belknap cash heating oil companies serving Belknap include Foley Oil & Propane and Foley Oil Company Inc.

Belknap Oil Company Statistics: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Belknap: 20 companies .
Average Number of Belknap Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 7572

Belknap Heating Oil Delivery Overview

212,831 homes in Belknap heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Belknap temperatures drop as low as 24° F each winter. 37% of Belknap families are reliant on oil delivery each winter.

48.22% of Belknap County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Belknap County Households	Belknap County Heating Oil Households
314,071	151,441

124 Belknap Oil Companies Serving The Community

With 199,461,864.95 gallons of heating oil delivered to Belknap houses during this past winter, the Belknap community relies on its 124 oil companies to keep warm throughout the winter. 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 Belknap, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Newington, NH and Gulf in Chelsea, MA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to residences and companies throughout Belknap and the surrounding area.

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