Residences have a choice of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the most popular choice in Schoharie, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of households. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Schoharie families 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%).

Schoharie County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (No. 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 Schoharie

Fuel oil has become less frequently used in Schoharie. In the 10 years since 2015, the number of households using fuel oil dipped from 1,649,860 to 1,103,323, a 33% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Schoharie

Between 2015 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 265,224 to 377,922, a 42% change. Comparing 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 4,202,413 to 4,725,574, a 12% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Schoharie

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Schoharie. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 808,370 to 1,365,710, a 69% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Schoharie

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all heating fuels. 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 Schoharie are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 427% gain from 2015, when 3,120 homes had active solar heating.

Schoharie County Heating Oil Trends

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

Short Term Trends

Schoharie’s overall heating oil consumption fluctuates annually depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ furnaces need to burn increasing amounts of oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Schoharie was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Schoharie County Average Winter Temperature

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

Schoharie County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Schoharie homes heating with oil, choosing which of the 22 heating oil companies that serve Schoharie can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 63 “full-service” oil companies that serve Schoharie. Full service companies such as Pne Transportation Inc Egelston Oil Company or Grantier Oil Company Inc offer clients annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and heating system 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: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for customers who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. Some of the 2 Schoharie cash heating oil companies serving Schoharie include Countryside Management Corp Countryside Fuels and A & M Middleburgh Oil LLC.

Schoharie Number Two Heating Oil Company Fast Facts: Fuel oil Companies Serving Schoharie: 22 companies .
Average Number of Schoharie Homes Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 50151

Schoharie Heating Oil Delivery Overview

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

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

Schoharie County Households	Schoharie County Heating Oil Households
15.6M	1.1M

145 Schoharie Number Two Heating Oil Companies Homeowners Can Count On

With 664,748,714 gallons of heating oil delivered to Schoharie homeowners during this past winter, the Schoharie community looks to its 145 oil companies to keep warm throughout the winter. 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 Schoharie, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the oil to homes and businesses throughout Schoharie and the surrounding area.

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