Families have a choice of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the most common choice in Camden, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Camden homeowners is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The remaining homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	2,627,206	70,406	617,773	185,324	10,688	11,798	14,006
2024	2,623,428	66,233	592,186	198,050	10,223	10,926	13,381
2023	2,552,593	95,605	606,537	215,314	10,749	9,388	20,755
2022	2,560,329	89,511	568,299	231,690	10,054	7,925	17,145
2021	2,545,038	87,258	555,363	240,765	9,820	7,643	19,506
2020	2,509,666	79,338	501,738	241,254	10,094	6,464	16,414
2019	2,474,295	71,419	448,114	241,742	10,368	5,284	13,323
2018	2,435,183	67,930	437,888	258,889	12,069	4,626	14,313
2017	2,425,008	62,490	415,119	271,265	11,994	4,801	12,938
2016	2,389,530	59,916	423,650	271,179	13,466	3,212	14,924
2015	2,398,744	61,082	385,792	299,222	14,398	1,781	12,721
2014	2,393,423	62,396	384,329	309,236	14,471	1,748	13,957
2013	2,354,824	60,943	388,226	329,733	17,421	1,270	10,710
2012	2,368,222	60,990	377,997	356,378	13,974	1,002	10,889
2011	2,342,608	58,315	360,855	376,568	11,869	332	7,917
2010	2,344,455	63,241	343,112	392,540	11,886	325	8,439

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Camden

Oil has become decreasing in demand in Camden. In the 13 years since 2012, the number of families using number two heating oil declined from 356,378 to 185,324, a 48% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Camden

Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 60,990 to 70,406, a 15% change. Comparing 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 2,368,222 to 2,627,206, a 11% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Camden

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are gaining popularity in Camden. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity jumped from 377,997 to 617,773, a 63% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Camden

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, 11,798 homes in Camden are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 1077% gain from 2012, when 1,002 homes had active solar heating.

Camden County Heating Oil Trends

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

Short Term Trends

Camden’s overall heating oil consumption varies annually primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ HVAC systems need to burn additional fuel oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Camden was 33.5°F, which was 4.7°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Camden County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	33.5° F
2023 - 2024	38.2° F

Camden County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Camden households heating with number two heating oil, picking which of the 8 heating oil companies that serve Camden plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Camden. Full service companies such as or offer customers annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and HVAC repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s number two heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The homeowner 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 customers who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the number two heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. A few of the 2 Camden cash heating oil companies serving Camden include SJ Fuel South Co Inc and Bottom Dollar Heating Oil.

Camden Number Two Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Fuel oil Companies Serving Camden: 8 companies .
Average Number of Camden Houses Served per Fuel Oil company : 23166

Camden Heating Oil Delivery Overview

185,324 families in Camden heat their homes with heating oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Camden temperatures drop as low as 28.8° F each winter. 5.2% of Camden residences depend on fuel oil delivery each winter.

2.6% of Camden County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Camden County Households	Camden County Heating Oil Households
7.1M	185,324

182 Camden Fuel Oil Companies Serving The Community

With 169,797,916 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Camden houses last winter, the Camden community looks to its 182 oil companies to keep warm throughout the winter. Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Camden, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Linden, NJ and Sunoco in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the oil to residences and companies throughout Camden and the surrounding vicinity.

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