Families have a choice 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 homeowners. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Franklin homeowners is Electricity, used by 1,365,710 homes (18%). The rest of the 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

Oil has become less frequently used in Franklin. In the 11 years since 2014, the number of families using fuel oil dropped from 1,752,656 to 1,103,323, a 37% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Franklin

Between 2014 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel grew from 258,775 to 377,922, a 46% change. Comparing 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 4,186,666 to 4,725,574, a 13% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Franklin

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are increasing in demand in Franklin. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity shot up from 770,577 to 1,365,710, a 77% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Franklin

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, 16,434 homes in Franklin are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 539% gain from 2014, when 2,573 homes had 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 heating oil usage changes yearly primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ furnaces need to burn more and more number two heating oil to keep the house warm inside. 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 homeowners heating with heating oil, selecting which of the 10 heating oil companies that serve Franklin makes a big difference.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 24 “full-service” oil companies that serve Franklin. Full service companies such as Collins Oil Inc or Harris Oil Inc offer clients annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic 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: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for clients who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Examples of 2 Franklin cash heating oil companies serving Franklin include Adirondack Energy Products Inc and Fountain Heating LLC.

Franklin Number Two Heating Oil Company Fast Facts: Oil Companies Serving Franklin: 10 companies .
Average Number of Franklin Homes Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 110332

Franklin Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,103,323 families 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 households are reliant on heating 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 Oil Companies Serving The Community

With 664,748,714 gallons of heating oil delivered to Franklin homeowners during this past winter, the Franklin community looks to its 72 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. 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 Franklin, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the fuel oil to homes and businesses throughout Franklin and the surrounding area.

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