Date	Price
01/03/2026	$2.869
01/02/2026	$2.869
01/01/2026	$2.869
12/31/2025	$2.849
12/30/2025	$2.849
12/29/2025	$2.849
12/28/2025	$2.849
12/27/2025	$2.849
12/26/2025	$2.849
12/25/2025	$2.849
12/24/2025	$2.849
12/23/2025	$2.849
12/22/2025	$2.849
12/21/2025	$2.849
12/20/2025	$2.849
12/19/2025	$2.849
12/18/2025	$2.849
12/17/2025	$2.849
12/16/2025	$2.799
12/15/2025	$2.799
12/14/2025	$2.799
12/13/2025	$2.919
12/12/2025	$2.919
12/11/2025	$2.919
12/10/2025	$2.919
12/09/2025	$2.859
12/08/2025	$2.859
12/07/2025	$2.859
12/06/2025	$2.859
12/05/2025	$2.859

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

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk

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

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Suffolk

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 jumped from 4,202,413 to 4,725,574, a 12% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Suffolk

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are gaining popularity in Suffolk. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity grew from 808,370 to 1,365,710, a 69% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Suffolk

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. 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. Today, 16,434 homes in Suffolk are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 427% gain from 2015, when 3,120 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Suffolk County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Suffolk County homeowners purchased a total of 117 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Suffolk’s overall oil use fluctuates each year depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ boilers need to burn increasing amounts of fuel oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Suffolk was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Suffolk County Average Winter Temperature

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

Suffolk County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Suffolk families heating with fuel oil, selecting which of the 241 heating oil companies that serve Suffolk makes a big difference.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 4950 “full-service” oil companies that serve Suffolk. Full service companies such as J W Piccozzi Inc Piccozzi's Fuel Oil Co or W C Esp Inc offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s 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 referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for homeowners who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the fuel 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 Suffolk cash heating oil companies serving Suffolk include East End Container Service Inc East End Fuel and LoCo Fuel Corp.

Suffolk Oil Company Fast Facts: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Suffolk: 241 companies .
Average Number of Suffolk Homes Served per Fuel Oil company : 0

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