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

Monroe 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 Monroe

Oil has become less frequently used in Monroe. In the 12 years since 2013, the number of homeowners using heating oil declined from 1,802,442 to 1,103,323, a 39% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Monroe

Between 2013 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel increased from 259,367 to 377,922, a 46% change. Comparing 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 4,074,510 to 4,725,574, a 16% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Monroe

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Monroe. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 764,400 to 1,365,710, a 79% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Monroe

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 Monroe are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 551% gain from 2013, when 2,525 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Monroe County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Monroe County homeowners purchased a total of 3 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Monroe’s overall oil usage changes from year to year depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ boilers need to burn more and more fuel oil to maintain a constant interior temperature. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Monroe was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Monroe County Average Winter Temperature

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

Monroe County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Monroe homes heating with oil, picking which of the 8 heating oil companies that serve Monroe makes a big difference.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who can afford a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 2 “full-service” oil companies that serve Monroe. Full service companies such as Dave Reisdorf Inc Reisdorf Oil & Propane or Dave Reisdorf Inc Reisdorf Oil & Propane offer homeowners annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and furnace 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 customer 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 families who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. Examples of 2 Monroe cash heating oil companies serving Monroe include Frank T Rose Roses Enterprises and Hometowne Energy Co Inc.

Monroe Oil Company Statistics: Fuel oil Companies Serving Monroe: 8 companies .
Average Number of Monroe Homes Served per Heating Oil company : 137915

Monroe Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,103,323 houses in Monroe heat their homes with heating oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Monroe temperatures drop as low as 22.4° F each winter. 14.2% of Monroe households are reliant on oil delivery each winter.

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

Monroe County Households	Monroe County Heating Oil Households
15.6M	1.1M

82 Monroe Oil Companies Go The Distance

With 664,748,714 gallons of heating oil delivered to Monroe families last winter, the Monroe community relies on its 82 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 Monroe, 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 Monroe and the surrounding vicinity.

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