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Union County Heating Oil Price History

Updated on October 8, 2025 at 09:00 PM

DatePrice
10/08/2025 $3.300
10/07/2025 $3.300
10/06/2025 $3.300
10/03/2025 $3.316
10/02/2025 $3.294
10/01/2025 $3.326
09/30/2025 $3.290
09/29/2025 $3.316
09/26/2025 $3.314
09/25/2025 $3.289
09/24/2025 $3.197
09/23/2025 $3.128
09/22/2025 $3.239
09/19/2025 $3.274
09/18/2025 $3.267
09/17/2025 $3.258
09/16/2025 $3.249
09/15/2025 $3.159
09/12/2025 $3.252
09/11/2025 $3.198
09/10/2025 $3.254
09/09/2025 $3.201
09/08/2025 $3.229
09/05/2025 $3.256
09/04/2025 $3.266
09/03/2025 $3.229
09/02/2025 $3.253
09/01/2025 $3.239
08/29/2025 $3.262
08/28/2025 $3.282

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Union County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Union County, used by 4,593,346 or 59.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Union County homeowners is heating oil, used by 1,379,410 homes (18.02%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (1,040,155), propane (371,184), no fuel (127,077), and other fuels (102,644).

Union County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelUnion County Households % of Households
Natural Gas4.5M60.0%
Heating Oil1.3M18.0%
Electricity1.0M13.6%
Propane371,1844.8%
No Fuel127,0771.7%
Wood117,3241.5%
Other Fuels102,6441.3%
Coal17,4880.2%
Solar8,4620.1%

Natural gas (60.0%)

Heating oil (18.0%)

Electricity (13.6%)

Propane (4.8%)

No fuel (1.7%)

Wood (1.5%)

Other fuels (1.3%)

Coal (0.2%)

Solar (0.1%)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Union County

Heating oil has become less popular in Union County. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,732,065 to 1,379,410, a 20.36% drop.

Union County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
20112.1M
20122.0M
20131.9M
20141.9M
20151.8M
20161.7M
20171.6M
20181.5M
20191.5M
20201.4M
20211.4M
20221.3M

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Union County

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 261,912 to 371,184.

Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 4,161,669 to 4,593,346.

Electricity use for home heating in Union County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Union County. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 801,149 to 1,040,155, a 29.83% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Union County

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space 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 in the basement.

Currently, 8,462 homes in Union County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 152.75% increase from 2016, when only 3,348 homes had installed active solar heating.

Union County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Union County homeowners purchased a total of 0 gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Union County’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Union County, the average outside temperature was 1.8° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Union County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202538.8° F
2023 - 202440.6° F