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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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McComas Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Laurel Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Griffith Energy Services Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Laurel Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Warthen Fuel Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Burtsonville Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Suburban Propane Partners LP | Call for price | No | No |
Parker Fuel Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Damascus Fuel Co | 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 West Friendship, used by 279 or 39.35% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for West Friendship homeowners is natural gas, used by 218 homes (30.75%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (112), propane (92), heating oil (36), and other fuels (49).
West Friendship Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | West Friendship Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 279 | 39.4% |
Natural Gas | 218 | 30.8% |
Wood | 112 | 15.8% |
Propane | 92 | 13.0% |
Heating Oil | 36 | 5.1% |
Other Fuels | 24 | 3.4% |
Solar | 19 | 2.7% |
No Fuel | 6 | 0.9% |
Electricity (39.4%)
Natural gas (30.8%)
Wood (15.8%)
Propane (13.0%)
Heating oil (5.1%)
Other fuels (3.4%)
Solar (2.7%)
No fuel (0.9%)
Heating oil has become less popular in West Friendship. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 142 to 36, a 74.65% drop.
West Friendship Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 231 |
2012 | 179 |
2013 | 178 |
2014 | 142 |
2015 | 126 |
2016 | 109 |
2017 | 104 |
2018 | 68 |
2019 | 50 |
2020 | 82 |
2021 | 55 |
2022 | 36 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 23 to 92.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 289 to 218.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in West Friendship. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 285 to 279, a 2.11% 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.
Currently, 19 homes in West Friendship are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2014, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
For West Friendship homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 9 heating oil companies that serve West Friendship 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 2 “full-service” oil companies that serve West Friendship. Full service companies such as McComas Fuel Co or Laurel 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 West Friendship 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 West Friendship include Warthen Fuel Co Inc and Griffith Energy Services Inc.
West Friendship Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving West Friendship: 9 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to West Friendship: 18 miles
Average Number Of West Friendship Homes Served Per Company: 4 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per West Friendship Oil Company: 2,061 gallons per year
Approximately 36 households in West Friendship, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when West Friendship, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of West Friendship, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
West Friendship, MD Households | West Friendship, MD Heating Oil Households |
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709 | 36 |
9 West Friendship, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 18,553 gallons of heating oil delivered to West Friendship, MD homeowners during the winter of 2023, the West Friendship, MD community relies on its 9 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 West Friendship, MD, two of the closest terminals are Center Pt in Baltimore, MD and Buckeye in Baltimore, MD. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in West Friendship, MD.
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