Date	Price
01/11/2026	$2.990
01/10/2026	$2.990
01/09/2026	$2.990
01/08/2026	$2.990
01/07/2026	$2.990
01/06/2026	$3.040
01/05/2026	$3.049
01/04/2026	$3.049
01/03/2026	$3.049
01/02/2026	$3.049
01/01/2026	$3.049
12/31/2025	$3.049
12/30/2025	$3.049
12/29/2025	$3.049
12/28/2025	$3.050
12/27/2025	$3.050
12/26/2025	$3.050
12/25/2025	$3.050
12/24/2025	$3.050
12/23/2025	$3.050
12/22/2025	$3.050
12/21/2025	$3.050
12/20/2025	$3.050
12/19/2025	$3.050
12/18/2025	$3.050
12/17/2025	$3.050
12/16/2025	$2.799
12/15/2025	$2.799
12/14/2025	$2.799
12/13/2025	$3.050

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Orange Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Households have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Orange, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of homeowners. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Orange households 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%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	54,345,995	3,852,351	15,152,300	12,150,215	1,528,832	49,551	965,942
2024	54,568,071	4,135,191	14,304,766	13,657,397	1,395,422	79,805	1,053,660
2023	54,602,419	4,386,014	13,489,574	15,145,446	1,265,719	107,463	1,131,873
2022	54,363,807	4,339,040	12,803,543	15,992,578	1,257,805	108,288	1,140,235
2021	54,061,475	4,114,307	12,000,235	16,632,522	1,324,256	95,189	1,095,930
2020	53,323,524	3,897,922	11,354,669	17,154,552	1,391,480	89,123	1,048,120
2019	52,462,179	3,661,802	10,730,044	17,860,046	1,474,191	79,739	1,002,000
2018	51,769,199	3,468,945	10,231,832	18,719,789	1,565,542	65,316	975,337
2017	51,058,554	3,343,718	9,951,967	19,572,893	1,642,923	54,401	975,306
2016	50,300,624	3,211,343	9,723,022	20,393,885	1,707,981	44,807	948,347
2015	49,678,528	3,073,822	9,410,192	21,345,530	1,750,824	35,228	904,279
2014	49,145,092	2,965,973	9,071,735	22,384,709	1,772,839	29,310	861,878
2013	48,519,646	2,875,722	8,724,939	23,380,223	1,770,703	26,140	819,051
2012	47,926,394	2,781,777	8,347,598	24,455,338	1,731,834	23,111	769,203
2011	47,264,555	2,714,802	8,011,428	25,566,431	1,655,190	20,508	741,884
2010	46,499,120	2,678,889	7,666,509	26,676,046	1,566,890	21,918	748,535

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Orange

Fuel oil has become less popular in Orange. In the 11 years since 2014, the number of families using fuel oil declined from 1,752,656 to 1,103,323, a 37% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Orange

Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel shot up 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 rose from 4,186,666 to 4,725,574, a 13% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Orange

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Orange. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity grew from 770,577 to 1,365,710, a 77% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Orange

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. 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. Now, 16,434 homes in Orange are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 539% gain from 2014, when 2,573 homes had active solar heating.

Orange County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Orange County homeowners purchased a total of 18 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Orange’s overall fuel oil consumption varies from year to year based on the severity of the winter. As the temperature outside gets more chilly, homes’ heating systems need to burn increasing amounts of oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Orange was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Orange County Average Winter Temperature

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

Orange County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Orange homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 87 heating oil companies that serve Orange is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who prefer a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 604 “full-service” oil companies that serve Orange. Full service companies such as Evergreen Fuels Inc or H Reynolds & Son Inc offer families annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel 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: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for households who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. A few of the 2 Orange cash heating oil companies serving Orange include Big O Inc and Bruce & Angela Enterprises Inc.

Orange Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Fuel oil Companies Serving Orange: 87 companies .
Average Number of Orange Houses Served per Fuel Oil company : 0

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