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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Bob Willey & Sons Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Wilson Baker Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Liberty Propane | Call for price | No | No |
First Class HVAC | Call for price | No | No |
PepUp | Call for price | No | No |
George Sherman Corporation and Sherman Heating Oils | 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 Dagsboro, used by 1,819 or 54.77% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dagsboro homeowners is propane, used by 1,080 homes (32.52%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (211), natural gas (164), wood (58), and other fuels (57).
Dagsboro Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dagsboro Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 1,819 | 54.8% |
Propane | 1,080 | 32.5% |
Heating Oil | 211 | 6.4% |
Natural Gas | 164 | 4.9% |
Wood | 58 | 1.8% |
No Fuel | 44 | 1.3% |
Solar | 9 | 0.3% |
Other Fuels | 4 | 0.1% |
Electricity (54.8%)
Propane (32.5%)
Heating oil (6.4%)
Natural gas (4.9%)
Wood (1.8%)
No fuel (1.3%)
Solar (0.3%)
Other fuels (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dagsboro. In the 11 years since 2011, the number of heating oil homes fell from 375 to 211, a 43.73% drop.
Dagsboro Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 375 |
2012 | 286 |
2013 | 286 |
2014 | 275 |
2015 | 271 |
2016 | 259 |
2017 | 340 |
2018 | 320 |
2019 | 263 |
2020 | 358 |
2021 | 275 |
2022 | 211 |
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 772 to 1,080.
Between 2011 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 21 to 164.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dagsboro. Since 2011, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,498 to 1,819, a 21.43% 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, 9 homes in Dagsboro are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2011, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Dagsboro homeowners purchased a total of 85,363 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 54 towns in Delaware, Dagsboro ranks 30th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Dagsboro ranks 4167th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Dagsboro’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 Dagsboro, the average outside temperature was 6.8° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Dagsboro Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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Winter 2023 - 2024 | 43.8° F |
Winter 2022 - 2023 | 37° F |
For Dagsboro homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 6 heating oil companies that serve Dagsboro 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 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Dagsboro. Full service companies such as undefined 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 Dagsboro 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 Dagsboro include Liberty Propane and George Sherman Corporation and Sherman Heating Oils.
Dagsboro Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Dagsboro: 6 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Dagsboro: 18 miles
Average Number Of Dagsboro Homes Served Per Company: 35 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Dagsboro Oil Company: 14,227 gallons per year
Approximately 211 households in Dagsboro, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Dagsboro, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
6% of Dagsboro, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Dagsboro, DE Households | Dagsboro, DE Heating Oil Households |
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3,321 | 211 |
6 Dagsboro, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 85,363 gallons of heating oil delivered to Dagsboro, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Dagsboro, DE community relies on its 6 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 Dagsboro, DE, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Salisbury, MD and Pbfenergy in Delaware City, DE. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Dagsboro, DE.
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