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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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SaveOn Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Glow Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Professional Heating Service | $2.99 | Yes | Yes |
Santoro Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Henry Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Midnight Fuel Oil Inc | $3.10 | Yes | Yes |
Rambone & Sprague Oil | $3.14 | Yes | Yes |
Sunshine Fuels & Energy Service | $2.96 | Yes | Yes |
GetNetFuels | $3.00 | Yes | Yes |
Anthony's Oil LLC | $2.80 | Yes | Yes |
Scituate Oil Company Inc | $2.85 | Yes | Yes |
CODOilcom | $3.04 | Yes | Yes |
Anchor Fuel Oil Inc | $2.95 | Yes | Yes |
Nite Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
A & A Fuel Services | Call for price | No | No |
Butchie Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Discount Oil Brokers | Call for price | No | No |
Dudek Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Ferreira Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Helger's United Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Micheletti Oil Services | Call for price | No | No |
Quic Oil | Call for price | No | No |
The Heating Oil Lady | Call for price | No | No |
Wildcat Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Vaughn Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Dupuis Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Hope Energy | Call for price | No | No |
McKee Brothers Energy Solutions | Call for price | No | No |
Landry & Martin Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Kent County Oil Service Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Star Oil | Call for price | No | No |
MATHEWS OIL CO | Call for price | No | No |
Bousquet Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Stop & Go Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Energy One | Call for price | No | No |
Aurora Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Kafin Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Richards Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Maloney's Oil Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
East Greenwich Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
NELSON OIL CO INC | Call for price | No | No |
TH Malloy | Call for price | No | No |
JENKINS HEATING | Call for price | No | No |
Reichert & Sons Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Caseys Oil & Propane | 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 | $2.85 | $2.80 | Dec 21, 2024, 12:27 PM |
150 | $2.85 | $2.80 | Dec 21, 2024, 12:27 PM |
200 | $2.85 | $2.80 | Dec 21, 2024, 12:27 PM |
250 | $2.85 | $2.80 | Dec 21, 2024, 12:27 PM |
Updated Today at 12:00 AM
Time Horizon | Price Change |
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1 Week Trend | +$0.028 |
1 Month Trend | +$0.071 |
1 Year Trend | -$0.557 |
Updated Today at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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12/21/2024 | $2.981 |
12/20/2024 | $2.981 |
12/19/2024 | $2.981 |
12/18/2024 | $2.967 |
12/17/2024 | $2.967 |
12/16/2024 | $2.967 |
12/15/2024 | $2.952 |
12/14/2024 | $2.952 |
12/13/2024 | $2.952 |
12/12/2024 | $2.952 |
12/11/2024 | $2.952 |
12/10/2024 | $2.957 |
12/09/2024 | $2.951 |
12/08/2024 | $2.956 |
12/07/2024 | $2.956 |
12/06/2024 | $2.956 |
12/05/2024 | $2.956 |
12/04/2024 | $2.952 |
12/03/2024 | $2.921 |
12/02/2024 | $2.924 |
12/01/2024 | $2.909 |
11/30/2024 | $2.909 |
11/29/2024 | $2.909 |
11/28/2024 | $2.924 |
11/27/2024 | $2.924 |
11/26/2024 | $2.917 |
11/25/2024 | $2.938 |
11/24/2024 | $2.924 |
11/23/2024 | $2.924 |
11/22/2024 | $2.924 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Providence, used by 60,957 or 71.95% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Providence homeowners is electricity, used by 11,882 homes (14.02%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (8,730), propane (2,608), no fuel (675), and other fuels (537).
Providence Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Providence Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 60,957 | 72.0% |
Electricity | 11,882 | 14.0% |
Heating Oil | 8,730 | 10.3% |
Propane | 2,608 | 3.1% |
No Fuel | 675 | 0.8% |
Other Fuels | 287 | 0.3% |
Wood | 204 | 0.2% |
Solar | 35 | 0.0% |
Coal | 11 | 0.0% |
Natural gas (72.0%)
Electricity (14.0%)
Heating oil (10.3%)
Propane (3.1%)
No fuel (0.8%)
Other fuels (0.3%)
Wood (0.2%)
Solar (0.0%)
Coal (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Providence. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 11,815 to 8,730, a 26.11% drop.
Providence Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 14,434 |
2012 | 13,537 |
2013 | 12,685 |
2014 | 11,815 |
2015 | 10,697 |
2016 | 9,727 |
2017 | 8,929 |
2018 | 8,250 |
2019 | 7,553 |
2020 | 8,230 |
2021 | 8,452 |
2022 | 8,730 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,073 to 2,608.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 50,541 to 60,957.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Providence. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 7,887 to 11,882, a 50.65% 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, 35 homes in Providence are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 169.23% increase from 2014, when only 13 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Providence homeowners purchased a total of 6 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 69 towns in Rhode Island, Providence ranks 1st for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Providence ranks 24th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Providence’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 Providence, the average outside temperature was 3.5° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Providence Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 41° F |
2023 - 2024 | 37.5° F |
For Providence homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 45 heating oil companies that serve Providence 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 13 “full-service” oil companies that serve Providence. Full service companies such as Micheletti Oil Services or Reichert & Sons Fuel 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 Providence 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 Providence include Anthony's Oil LLC and Star Oil.
Providence Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Providence: 45 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Providence: 18 miles
Average Number Of Providence Homes Served Per Company: 194 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Providence Oil Company: 143,981 gallons per year
Approximately 8,730 households in Providence, RI heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Providence, RI temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
10% of Providence, RI Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Providence, RI Households | Providence, RI Heating Oil Households |
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84,723 | 8,730 |
45 Providence, RI Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 6 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Providence, RI homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Providence, RI community relies on its 45 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 Providence, RI, two of the closest terminals are null in null and null in null. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Providence, RI.
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