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Updated on December 21, 2024 at 08:30 PM
Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Kris L Hoyt | Call for price | No | No |
Button Oil Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Newell Fuel Service Inc & Subsidiaries | 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 Shickshinny, used by 915 or 40.03% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Shickshinny homeowners is electricity, used by 549 homes (24.02%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (277), coal (266), wood (120), and other fuels (171).
Shickshinny Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Shickshinny Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 915 | 40.0% |
Electricity | 549 | 24.0% |
Propane | 277 | 12.1% |
Coal | 266 | 11.6% |
Wood | 120 | 5.3% |
Natural Gas | 77 | 3.4% |
No Fuel | 49 | 2.1% |
Solar | 26 | 1.1% |
Other Fuels | 19 | 0.8% |
Heating oil (40.0%)
Electricity (24.0%)
Propane (12.1%)
Coal (11.6%)
Wood (5.3%)
Natural gas (3.4%)
No fuel (2.1%)
Solar (1.1%)
Other fuels (0.8%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Shickshinny. In the 3 years since 2019, the number of heating oil homes fell from 928 to 915, a 1.40% drop.
Shickshinny Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,211 |
2012 | 1,080 |
2013 | 1,076 |
2014 | 1,042 |
2015 | 1,018 |
2016 | 890 |
2017 | 928 |
2018 | 947 |
2019 | 928 |
2020 | 941 |
2021 | 928 |
2022 | 915 |
Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 264 to 277.
Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 90 to 77.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Shickshinny. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 591 to 549, a 7.11% 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, 26 homes in Shickshinny are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2019, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Shickshinny homeowners purchased a total of 590,439 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1042 towns in Pennsylvania, Shickshinny ranks 217th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Shickshinny ranks 1337th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Shickshinny’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 Shickshinny, the average outside temperature was 3.3° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Shickshinny Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 36.3° F |
2023 - 2024 | 33° F |
For Shickshinny homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny. 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 Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny include Kris L Hoyt and Newell Fuel Service Inc & Subsidiaries.
Shickshinny Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Shickshinny: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Shickshinny: 18 miles
Average Number Of Shickshinny Homes Served Per Company: 305 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Shickshinny Oil Company: 196,813 gallons per year
Approximately 915 households in Shickshinny, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Shickshinny, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
40% of Shickshinny, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Shickshinny, PA Households | Shickshinny, PA Heating Oil Households |
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2,286 | 915 |
3 Shickshinny, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 590,439 gallons of heating oil delivered to Shickshinny, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Shickshinny, PA community relies on its 3 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 Shickshinny, PA, 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 Shickshinny, PA.
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