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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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PepUp Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Bob Willey & Sons Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Baker Petroleum | Call for price | No | No |
Liberty Propane | Call for price | No | No |
Peninsula Propane | Call for price | No | No |
PepUp | Call for price | No | No |
JC Eisenbrey & Son | 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 Greenwood, used by 1,730 or 55.66% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Greenwood homeowners is heating oil, used by 717 homes (23.07%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (283), no fuel (258), wood (127), and other fuels (113).
Greenwood Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Greenwood Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 1,730 | 55.7% |
Heating Oil | 717 | 23.1% |
Propane | 283 | 9.1% |
No Fuel | 258 | 8.3% |
Wood | 127 | 4.1% |
Natural Gas | 90 | 2.9% |
Other Fuels | 20 | 0.6% |
Solar | 3 | 0.1% |
Electricity (55.7%)
Heating oil (23.1%)
Propane (9.1%)
No fuel (8.3%)
Wood (4.1%)
Natural gas (2.9%)
Other fuels (0.6%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Greenwood. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes rose from 508 to 717, a 41.14% lift.
Greenwood Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 766 |
2012 | 681 |
2013 | 643 |
2014 | 553 |
2015 | 508 |
2016 | 453 |
2017 | 409 |
2018 | 359 |
2019 | 413 |
2020 | 591 |
2021 | 651 |
2022 | 717 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 649 to 283.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 106 to 90.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Greenwood. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,062 to 1,730, a 62.90% 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, 3 homes in Greenwood are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2015, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Greenwood homeowners purchased a total of 290,073 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 54 towns in Delaware, Greenwood ranks 14th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Greenwood ranks 2239th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Greenwood’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 Greenwood, the average outside temperature was 4.0° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Greenwood Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 46.8° F |
2023 - 2024 | 42.8° F |
For Greenwood homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 7 heating oil companies that serve Greenwood 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 Greenwood. 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood include JC Eisenbrey & Son and Liberty Propane.
Greenwood Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Greenwood: 7 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Greenwood: 18 miles
Average Number Of Greenwood Homes Served Per Company: 102 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Greenwood Oil Company: 41,439 gallons per year
Approximately 717 households in Greenwood, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Greenwood, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
23% of Greenwood, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Greenwood, DE Households | Greenwood, DE Heating Oil Households |
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3,108 | 717 |
7 Greenwood, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 290,073 gallons of heating oil delivered to Greenwood, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, DE.
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