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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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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 |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Dover, used by 14,254 or 50.88% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dover homeowners is electricity, used by 8,330 homes (29.74%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (2,595), propane (2,431), coal (597), and other fuels (378).
Dover Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dover Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 14,254 | 50.9% |
Electricity | 8,330 | 29.7% |
Heating Oil | 2,595 | 9.3% |
Propane | 2,431 | 8.7% |
Coal | 597 | 2.1% |
Wood | 203 | 0.7% |
Other Fuels | 92 | 0.3% |
No Fuel | 68 | 0.2% |
Solar | 15 | 0.1% |
Natural gas (50.9%)
Electricity (29.7%)
Heating oil (9.3%)
Propane (8.7%)
Coal (2.1%)
Wood (0.7%)
Other fuels (0.3%)
No fuel (0.2%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dover. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 3,238 to 2,595, a 19.86% drop.
Dover Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 3,605 |
2012 | 3,729 |
2013 | 3,648 |
2014 | 3,299 |
2015 | 3,149 |
2016 | 3,238 |
2017 | 2,989 |
2018 | 2,943 |
2019 | 3,161 |
2020 | 3,529 |
2021 | 3,011 |
2022 | 2,595 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,250 to 2,431.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 13,564 to 14,254.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dover. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 5,898 to 8,330, a 41.23% 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, 15 homes in Dover are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 34.78% decrease from 2016, when only 23 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Dover homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 6 heating oil companies that serve Dover 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 Dover. 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 Dover 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 Dover include Service Energy Llc and Sharp Energy.
Dover Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Dover: 6 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Dover: 18 miles
Average Number Of Dover Homes Served Per Company: 432 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Dover Oil Company: 174,974 gallons per year
Approximately 2,595 households in Dover, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Dover, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
9% of Dover, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Dover, DE Households | Dover, DE Heating Oil Households |
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28,014 | 2,595 |
6 Dover, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 1 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Dover, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Dover, DE community relies on its 6 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 Dover, DE, two of the closest terminals are Pbfenergy in Delaware City, DE and Etmt in Twin Oaks, PA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Dover, DE.
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