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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Hungerford Heating & Cooling | Call for price | No | No |
Southside Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Kellehers Heating Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Massey Wood and West Inc | Call for price | No | No |
J M Pollard | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Glen Allen, used by 14,117 or 48.06% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Glen Allen homeowners is natural gas, used by 14,055 homes (47.85%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (602), heating oil (386), no fuel (245), and other fuels (192).
Glen Allen Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Glen Allen Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 14,117 | 48.1% |
Natural Gas | 14,055 | 47.9% |
Propane | 602 | 2.0% |
Heating Oil | 386 | 1.3% |
No Fuel | 245 | 0.8% |
Wood | 87 | 0.3% |
Other Fuels | 62 | 0.2% |
Solar | 43 | 0.2% |
Electricity (48.1%)
Natural gas (47.9%)
Propane (2.0%)
Heating oil (1.3%)
No fuel (0.8%)
Wood (0.3%)
Other fuels (0.2%)
Solar (0.2%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Glen Allen. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 542 to 386, a 28.78% drop.
Glen Allen Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 967 |
2012 | 872 |
2013 | 647 |
2014 | 545 |
2015 | 542 |
2016 | 383 |
2017 | 357 |
2018 | 394 |
2019 | 357 |
2020 | 346 |
2021 | 365 |
2022 | 386 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 399 to 602.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 11,131 to 14,055.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Glen Allen. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 12,633 to 14,117, a 11.75% increase.
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, 43 homes in Glen Allen are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2015, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Glen Allen homeowners purchased a total of 233,138 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 44 towns in Virginia, Glen Allen ranks 72nd for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Glen Allen ranks 2555th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Glen Allen’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 Glen Allen, the average outside temperature was 3.7° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Glen Allen Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 48° F |
2023 - 2024 | 44.3° F |
For Glen Allen homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Glen Allen is an important decision.
Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve Glen Allen. Full service companies such as Hungerford Heating & Cooling or undefined offer automatic fuel delivery and furnace repair under a single roof.
Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel Companies” or “Cash Heating Oil Companies”, these companies are for the budget-conscious Glen Allen homeowner. In return for better prices, you monitor the oil level in your tank and place an order when you run low on oil. Examples of cash heating oil companies that serve Glen Allen include Southside Fuel and J M Pollard.
Glen Allen Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Glen Allen: 5 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Glen Allen: 18 miles
Average Number Of Glen Allen Homes Served Per Company: 77 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Glen Allen Oil Company: 46,627 gallons per year
Approximately 386 households in Glen Allen, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Glen Allen, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
1% of Glen Allen, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Glen Allen, VA Households | Glen Allen, VA Heating Oil Households |
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29,371 | 386 |
5 Glen Allen, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 233,138 gallons of heating oil delivered to Glen Allen, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Glen Allen, VA community relies on its 5 oil companies to keep warm.
Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal. In the case of Glen Allen, VA, two of the closest terminals are 1st Enrgy in Richmond, VA and Kinder-m2 in Richmond, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Glen Allen, VA.
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