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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Sam's Service Center & USave Fuels | Call for price | No | No |
Midway Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Rutland Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Johnson Energy Inc Oil | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Wells, used by 218 or 62.82% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Wells homeowners is propane, used by 94 homes (27.09%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (30), electricity (23).
Wells Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Wells Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 218 | 62.8% |
Propane | 94 | 27.1% |
Wood | 30 | 8.7% |
Electricity | 23 | 6.6% |
Heating oil (62.8%)
Propane (27.1%)
Wood (8.7%)
Electricity (6.6%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Wells. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 256 to 218, a 14.84% drop.
Wells Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 272 |
2012 | 307 |
2013 | 280 |
2014 | 275 |
2015 | 256 |
2016 | 244 |
2017 | 222 |
2018 | 227 |
2019 | 228 |
2020 | 230 |
2021 | 224 |
2022 | 218 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 52 to 94.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Wells.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Wells. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 26 to 23, a 11.54% 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.
Homeowners in Wells have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Wells homeowners purchased a total of 185,068 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 124 towns in Vermont, Wells ranks 115th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Wells ranks 2917th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Wells’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 Wells, the average outside temperature was 3.2° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Wells Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 33.6° F |
2023 - 2024 | 30.4° F |
Approximately 218 households in Wells, VT heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Wells, VT temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
62% of Wells, VT Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Wells, VT Households | Wells, VT Heating Oil Households |
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347 | 218 |
4 Wells, VT Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 185,068 gallons of heating oil delivered to Wells, VT homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Wells, VT community relies on its 4 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 Wells, VT, two of the closest terminals are Apex in Rensselaer, NY and Buckeye in Albany, NY. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Wells, VT.
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