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Order Size (gallons) | Credit (per gallon)(/gal) | Cash (per gallon)(/gal) | Updated At |
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100 | $3.21 | $3.21 | Feb 16, 2025, 3:00 PM |
150 | $3.16 | $3.16 | Feb 16, 2025, 3:00 PM |
200 | $3.11 | $3.11 | Feb 16, 2025, 3:00 PM |
250 | $3.11 | $3.11 | Feb 16, 2025, 3:00 PM |
Updated Today at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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02/16/2025 | $3.427 |
02/15/2025 | $3.518 |
02/14/2025 | $3.522 |
02/13/2025 | $3.509 |
02/12/2025 | $3.422 |
02/11/2025 | $3.425 |
02/10/2025 | $3.366 |
02/09/2025 | $3.475 |
02/08/2025 | $3.482 |
02/07/2025 | $3.498 |
02/06/2025 | $3.459 |
02/05/2025 | $3.551 |
02/04/2025 | $3.563 |
02/03/2025 | $3.595 |
02/02/2025 | $3.456 |
02/01/2025 | $3.456 |
01/31/2025 | $3.495 |
01/30/2025 | $3.547 |
01/29/2025 | $3.582 |
01/28/2025 | $3.538 |
01/27/2025 | $3.507 |
01/26/2025 | $3.594 |
01/25/2025 | $3.614 |
01/24/2025 | $3.617 |
01/23/2025 | $3.579 |
01/22/2025 | $3.530 |
01/21/2025 | $3.520 |
01/20/2025 | $3.518 |
01/19/2025 | $3.482 |
01/18/2025 | $3.482 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in West Babylon, used by 6,136 or 46.53% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for West Babylon homeowners is natural gas, used by 5,291 homes (40.13%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (1,240), propane (455), no fuel (69), and other fuels (63).
West Babylon Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | West Babylon Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 6,136 | 46.5% |
Natural Gas | 5,291 | 40.1% |
Electricity | 1,240 | 9.4% |
Propane | 455 | 3.5% |
No Fuel | 69 | 0.5% |
Other Fuels | 41 | 0.3% |
Wood | 18 | 0.1% |
Coal | 4 | 0.0% |
Heating oil (46.5%)
Natural gas (40.1%)
Electricity (9.4%)
Propane (3.5%)
No fuel (0.5%)
Other fuels (0.3%)
Wood (0.1%)
Coal (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in West Babylon. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 8,926 to 6,136, a 31.26% drop.
West Babylon Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 9,190 |
2012 | 8,926 |
2013 | 8,700 |
2014 | 8,279 |
2015 | 7,790 |
2016 | 7,468 |
2017 | 6,999 |
2018 | 6,456 |
2019 | 6,512 |
2020 | 6,453 |
2021 | 6,293 |
2022 | 6,136 |
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 129 to 455.
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 3,228 to 5,291.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in West Babylon. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 927 to 1,240, a 33.76% 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.
Homeowners in West Babylon have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, West Babylon homeowners purchased a total of 3 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1008 towns in New York, West Babylon ranks 25th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, West Babylon ranks 164th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
West Babylon’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 West Babylon, the average outside temperature was 1.5° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
West Babylon Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 39.7° F |
2023 - 2024 | 41.2° F |
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