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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Fieldings Oil Co Inc | $3.60 | Yes | Yes |
Cash Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Maine Bio Fuel Inc | $3.29 | Yes | Yes |
AJ's Discount Oil Company | $3.29 | Yes | Yes |
Atlantic Heating Co | $3.50 | Yes | Yes |
Jamison Energy | $3.50 | Yes | Yes |
Lowest Price Oil | $3.23 | Yes | Yes |
Nice Fuel | $3.29 | Yes | Yes |
Mainely Heating Oil | $3.50 | Yes | Yes |
Sea Land Energy | $3.50 | Yes | Yes |
Willow Creek Fuels | $3.25 | Yes | Yes |
Ruck Oil Inc | $3.50 | Yes | Yes |
Gil's Oil Service | $3.20 | Yes | Yes |
Order Oil Online | $3.23 | Yes | Yes |
Desrochers Oil | $3.20 | Yes | Yes |
Higgins Energy | $3.25 | Yes | Yes |
Branch Brook Fuels Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Rinaldi Energy Llc | Call for price | No | No |
5 Star Fuel Llc | Call for price | No | No |
Eagle Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Fleurent Fuel Company | Call for price | No | No |
Vic and Sons Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Winterwood Fuel & Water | Call for price | No | No |
DownEast Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Paul's Services Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Beaupre Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Conroy's Oil Service | Call for price | No | No |
Champagne's Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Seacoast Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Paquette Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Dixon Brothers | Call for price | No | No |
Dodge Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Suburban Propane | Call for price | No | No |
Smith Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Lampron Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Maine Standard Biofuels | Call for price | No | No |
Alfred Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Bargain Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Garrett Pillsbury Plumbing & Heating | Call for price | No | No |
Aj's Discount Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Peaks Island Fuel Company | Call for price | No | No |
Arrow Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Ruck Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Provencher Fuels | Call for price | No | No |
Fleurent Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Arrow Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Vadnais Oil | Call for price | No | No |
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Order Size (gallons) | Credit (per gallon)(/gal) | Cash (per gallon)(/gal) | Updated At |
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100 | $3.20 | $3.20 | Jan 20, 2025, 3:00 PM |
150 | $3.20 | $3.20 | Jan 20, 2025, 3:00 PM |
200 | $3.20 | $3.20 | Jan 20, 2025, 3:00 PM |
250 | $3.20 | $3.20 | Jan 20, 2025, 3:00 PM |
Updated Today at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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01/21/2025 | $3.355 |
01/20/2025 | $3.355 |
01/19/2025 | $3.334 |
01/18/2025 | $3.334 |
01/17/2025 | $3.334 |
01/16/2025 | $3.321 |
01/15/2025 | $3.277 |
01/14/2025 | $3.290 |
01/13/2025 | $3.290 |
01/12/2025 | $3.165 |
01/11/2025 | $3.165 |
01/10/2025 | $3.165 |
01/09/2025 | $3.096 |
01/08/2025 | $3.093 |
01/07/2025 | $3.043 |
01/06/2025 | $3.019 |
01/05/2025 | $2.963 |
01/04/2025 | $2.963 |
01/03/2025 | $2.963 |
01/02/2025 | $2.959 |
01/01/2025 | $2.962 |
12/31/2024 | $2.944 |
12/30/2024 | $2.928 |
12/29/2024 | $2.991 |
12/28/2024 | $2.991 |
12/27/2024 | $2.991 |
12/26/2024 | $2.981 |
12/25/2024 | $3.011 |
12/24/2024 | $2.957 |
12/23/2024 | $2.926 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Scarborough, used by 5,279 or 56.96% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Scarborough homeowners is propane, used by 1,479 homes (15.96%). The remaining homes are heated with natural gas (1,180), electricity (1,156), wood (119), and other fuels (149).
Scarborough Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Scarborough Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 5,279 | 57.0% |
Propane | 1,479 | 16.0% |
Natural Gas | 1,180 | 12.7% |
Electricity | 1,156 | 12.5% |
Wood | 119 | 1.3% |
Solar | 92 | 1.0% |
Other Fuels | 57 | 0.6% |
Heating oil (57.0%)
Propane (16.0%)
Natural gas (12.7%)
Electricity (12.5%)
Wood (1.3%)
Solar (1.0%)
Other fuels (0.6%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Scarborough. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes rose from 5,130 to 5,279, a 2.90% lift.
Scarborough Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 5,378 |
2012 | 5,561 |
2013 | 5,433 |
2014 | 5,130 |
2015 | 5,279 |
2016 | 5,190 |
2017 | 5,007 |
2018 | 5,004 |
2019 | 5,000 |
2020 | 4,852 |
2021 | 5,061 |
2022 | 5,279 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 707 to 1,479.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 844 to 1,180.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Scarborough. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 200 to 1,156, a 478.00% 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, 92 homes in Scarborough are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2014, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Scarborough homeowners purchased a total of 4 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 277 towns in Maine, Scarborough ranks 10th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Scarborough ranks 96th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Scarborough’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 Scarborough, the average outside temperature was 0.3° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Scarborough Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 34.1° F |
2023 - 2024 | 34.4° F |
For Scarborough homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 47 heating oil companies that serve Scarborough 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 11 “full-service” oil companies that serve Scarborough. Full service companies such as Arrow Oil Company or Alfred Oil 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 Scarborough 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 Scarborough include Lampron Energy and Ruck Oil Inc.
Scarborough Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Scarborough: 47 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Scarborough: 18 miles
Average Number Of Scarborough Homes Served Per Company: 112 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Scarborough Oil Company: 80,563 gallons per year
Approximately 5,279 households in Scarborough, ME heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Scarborough, ME temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
56% of Scarborough, ME Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Scarborough, ME Households | Scarborough, ME Heating Oil Households |
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9,268 | 5,279 |
47 Scarborough, ME Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 4 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Scarborough, ME homeowners during the winter of 2024, the Scarborough, ME community relies on its 47 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 Scarborough, ME, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in So. Portland, ME and Buckeye in South Portland, ME. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Scarborough, ME.
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