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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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PepUp Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Service Energy Llc | Call for price | No | No |
TERROCO OIL | Call for price | No | No |
Kent Oil & Propane Co | Call for price | No | No |
Poores Propane & Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Sharp Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Barkley Heating & Air LLC | Call for price | No | No |
JC Eisenbrey & Son | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Propane is the most popular choice in Viola, used by 119 or 48.97% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Viola homeowners is electricity, used by 74 homes (30.45%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (38), heating oil (34), other fuels (2).
Viola Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Viola Households | % of Households |
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Propane | 119 | 49.0% |
Electricity | 74 | 30.5% |
Wood | 38 | 15.6% |
Heating Oil | 34 | 14.0% |
Other Fuels | 2 | 0.8% |
Propane (49.0%)
Electricity (30.5%)
Wood (15.6%)
Heating oil (14.0%)
Other fuels (0.8%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Viola. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 61 to 34, a 44.26% drop.
Viola Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 71 |
2012 | 55 |
2013 | 83 |
2014 | 70 |
2015 | 61 |
2016 | 55 |
2017 | 79 |
2018 | 61 |
2019 | 44 |
2020 | 30 |
2021 | 32 |
2022 | 34 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 22 to 119.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Viola.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Viola. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 88 to 74, a 15.91% decrease.
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.
Homeowners in Viola have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Viola homeowners purchased a total of 13,755 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 54 towns in Delaware, Viola ranks 44th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Viola ranks 6031st out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Viola’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 Viola, the average outside temperature was 4.0° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Viola Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 46.2° F |
2023 - 2024 | 42.2° F |
For Viola homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 8 heating oil companies that serve Viola 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 Viola. 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 Viola 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 Viola include JC Eisenbrey & Son and Service Energy Llc.
Viola Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Viola: 8 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Viola: 18 miles
Average Number Of Viola Homes Served Per Company: 4 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Viola Oil Company: 1,719 gallons per year
Approximately 34 households in Viola, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Viola, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
13% of Viola, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Viola, DE Households | Viola, DE Heating Oil Households |
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243 | 34 |
8 Viola, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 13,755 gallons of heating oil delivered to Viola, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Viola, DE community relies on its 8 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 Viola, DE, two of the closest terminals are Pbfenergy in Delaware City, DE and Sunoco in Salisbury, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Viola, DE.
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