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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 |
Baker Petroleum | 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 Millsboro, used by 6,271 or 43.14% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Millsboro homeowners is propane, used by 3,915 homes (26.93%). The remaining homes are heated with natural gas (3,120), heating oil (1,033), other fuels (204), and other fuels (166).
Millsboro Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Millsboro Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 6,271 | 43.1% |
Propane | 3,915 | 26.9% |
Natural Gas | 3,120 | 21.5% |
Heating Oil | 1,033 | 7.1% |
Other Fuels | 204 | 1.4% |
No Fuel | 123 | 0.9% |
Solar | 33 | 0.2% |
Wood | 10 | 0.1% |
Electricity (43.1%)
Propane (26.9%)
Natural gas (21.5%)
Heating oil (7.1%)
Other fuels (1.4%)
No fuel (0.9%)
Solar (0.2%)
Wood (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Millsboro. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,038 to 1,033, a 0.48% drop.
Millsboro Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,832 |
2012 | 1,633 |
2013 | 1,412 |
2014 | 1,414 |
2015 | 1,158 |
2016 | 1,101 |
2017 | 1,038 |
2018 | 1,149 |
2019 | 1,078 |
2020 | 968 |
2021 | 1,000 |
2022 | 1,033 |
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 4,458 to 3,915.
Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,292 to 3,120.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Millsboro. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 4,616 to 6,271, a 35.85% 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, 33 homes in Millsboro are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 22.22% increase from 2017, when only 27 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Millsboro homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 7 heating oil companies that serve Millsboro 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 Millsboro. 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 Millsboro 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 Millsboro include Liberty Propane and Baker Petroleum.
Millsboro Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Millsboro: 7 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Millsboro: 18 miles
Average Number Of Millsboro Homes Served Per Company: 147 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Millsboro Oil Company: 59,702 gallons per year
Approximately 1,033 households in Millsboro, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Millsboro, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
7% of Millsboro, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Millsboro, DE Households | Millsboro, DE Heating Oil Households |
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14,538 | 1,033 |
7 Millsboro, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 417,915 gallons of heating oil delivered to Millsboro, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Millsboro, DE community relies on its 7 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 Millsboro, 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 Millsboro, DE.
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