Households have a variety of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Franklin, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of families. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Franklin families is Electricity, used by 1,365,710 homes (18%). The remaining homes are heated with Heating Oil (14%), Propane (5%), Other (1%), and Wood (1%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	4,725,574	377,922	1,365,710	1,103,323	92,054	16,434	100,232
2024	4,679,558	370,910	1,292,868	1,143,783	96,147	15,259	97,524
2023	4,581,041	402,335	1,263,700	1,212,850	100,015	11,208	104,369
2022	4,542,443	400,969	1,190,880	1,279,260	99,080	11,314	103,810
2021	4,489,009	388,311	1,118,015	1,293,770	108,202	8,858	98,952
2020	4,504,504	353,944	1,014,730	1,343,665	111,106	8,778	89,024
2019	4,519,999	319,576	911,445	1,393,560	114,011	8,697	79,096
2018	4,397,917	308,020	890,554	1,459,976	120,159	6,022	82,621
2017	4,339,349	294,973	867,925	1,496,843	122,088	5,988	77,386
2016	4,227,422	273,838	860,856	1,540,787	126,890	6,535	79,479
2015	4,202,413	265,224	808,370	1,649,860	141,016	3,120	78,999
2014	4,186,666	258,775	770,577	1,752,656	145,012	2,573	76,963
2013	4,074,510	259,367	764,400	1,802,442	148,422	2,525	81,841
2012	4,044,389	237,738	775,390	1,901,118	155,603	2,168	61,429
2011	4,014,222	222,634	707,016	1,979,067	143,287	2,728	63,609
2010	3,961,085	227,607	676,262	2,068,004	143,242	1,823	61,664

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Franklin

Fuel oil has become less popular in Franklin. In the 6 years since 2019, the number of residents using number two heating oil decreased from 1,393,560 to 1,103,323, a 21% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Franklin

Between 2019 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 319,576 to 377,922, a 18% change. Comparing 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 4,519,999 to 4,725,574, a 5% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Franklin

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Franklin. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity jumped from 911,445 to 1,365,710, a 50% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Franklin

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. 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. As it stands today, 16,434 homes in Franklin are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 89% gain from 2019, when 8,697 homes used active solar heating.

Franklin County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Franklin County homeowners purchased a total of 4 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Franklin’s overall fuel oil use changes from year to year depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn increasing amounts of heating oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Franklin was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Franklin County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	28.1° F
2023 - 2024	33.5° F

Franklin County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Franklin homes heating with fuel oil, picking which of the 10 heating oil companies that serve Franklin is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who prefer a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system select one of the 24 “full-service” oil companies that serve Franklin. Full service companies such as Collins Oil Inc or Harris Oil Inc offer customers annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and heating system repair. With an automatic number two heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The client 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 households who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when the oil gauge dips below a quarter tank. Examples of 2 Franklin cash heating oil companies serving Franklin include Adirondack Energy Products Inc and Fountain Heating LLC.

Franklin Heating Oil Company Statistics: Oil Companies Serving Franklin: 10 companies .
Average Number of Franklin Homes Served per Fuel Oil company : 110332

Franklin Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,103,323 houses in Franklin heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Franklin temperatures drop as low as 22.4° F each winter. 14.2% of Franklin homes rely on fuel oil delivery each winter.

7% of Franklin County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Franklin County Households	Franklin County Heating Oil Households
15.6M	1.1M

72 Franklin Heating Oil Companies Homeowners Can Count On

With 664,748,714 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Franklin families during this past winter, the Franklin community looks to its 72 oil companies when temperatures dip. Oil delivery has two parts to it: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Franklin, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses throughout Franklin and the surrounding area.

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