Date	Price
11/28/2025	$3.168
11/27/2025	$3.180
11/26/2025	$3.181
11/25/2025	$3.203
11/24/2025	$3.240
11/21/2025	$3.255
11/20/2025	$3.255
11/19/2025	$3.229
11/18/2025	$3.190
11/17/2025	$3.181
11/14/2025	$3.160
11/13/2025	$3.162
11/12/2025	$3.179
11/11/2025	$3.122
11/10/2025	$3.121
11/07/2025	$3.109
11/06/2025	$3.099
11/05/2025	$3.080
11/04/2025	$3.075
11/03/2025	$3.224
10/31/2025	$3.228
10/30/2025	$3.211
10/29/2025	$3.192
10/28/2025	$2.997
10/27/2025	$2.956
10/24/2025	$3.125
10/23/2025	$3.121
10/22/2025	$3.121
10/21/2025	$3.131
10/20/2025	$3.131

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: New Jersey Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Households have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the most popular choice in New Jersey, used by 29,329,619 or 73% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for New Jersey households is Electricity, used by 7,239,965 homes (18%). The rest of the homes are heated with Heating Oil (6%), Propane (3%), Other (0.5%), and Wood (0.4%).

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in New Jersey

Heating oil has become less popular in New Jersey. In the 8 years since 2017, the number of homeowners using heating oil decreased from 3,501,438 to 2,221,569, a 37% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in New Jersey

Between 2017 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel grew from 748,532 to 1,049,471, a 40% change. Comparing 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 28,833,947 to 29,329,619, a 2% change.

Electricity use for home heating in New Jersey

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are increasing in demand in New Jersey. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 4,828,640 to 7,239,965, a 50% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in New Jersey

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all heating fuels. 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. Today, 39,893 homes in New Jersey are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 24% gain from 2017, when 32,172 homes used active solar heating.

New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For New Jersey families heating with heating oil, choosing which of the 54 heating oil companies that serve New Jersey can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 6 “full-service” oil companies that serve New Jersey. Full service companies such as Lawes Home Comfort or Globe Petroleum offer customers annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic number two 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: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for homeowners who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower 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 New Jersey cash heating oil companies serving New Jersey include Jacquar Fuel Oil and Globe Discount.

New Jersey Heating Oil Company Statistics: Fuel oil Companies Serving New Jersey: 54 companies . Average Number of New Jersey Houses Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 258381

New Jersey Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,689,780 residences in New Jersey heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when New Jersey temperatures drop as low as 33° F each winter. 5% of New Jersey families rely on fuel oil delivery each winter.

5% of New Jersey Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

New Jersey Households	New Jersey Heating Oil Households
40.2M	2.2M

54 New Jersey Oil Companies You Can Bank On

With 169,797,916.341 gallons of heating oil delivered to New Jersey houses last winter, the New Jersey community looks to its 54 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 New Jersey, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Linden, NJ and Sunoco in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the number two heating oil to homes and businesses throughout New Jersey and the surrounding region.

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