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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Miller's Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Pallett Heating and Cooling | Call for price | No | No |
ET Lawson | Call for price | No | No |
Bogue Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Crossroads Fuel Service Inc | 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 Norfolk, used by 57,535 or 59.57% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Norfolk homeowners is natural gas, used by 33,953 homes (35.15%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (2,199), no fuel (1,257), propane (1,128), and other fuels (873).
Norfolk Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Norfolk Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 57,535 | 59.6% |
Natural Gas | 33,953 | 35.2% |
Heating Oil | 2,199 | 2.3% |
No Fuel | 1,257 | 1.3% |
Propane | 1,128 | 1.2% |
Other Fuels | 523 | 0.5% |
Wood | 272 | 0.3% |
Coal | 66 | 0.1% |
Solar | 12 | 0.0% |
Electricity (59.6%)
Natural gas (35.2%)
Heating oil (2.3%)
No fuel (1.3%)
Propane (1.2%)
Other fuels (0.5%)
Wood (0.3%)
Coal (0.1%)
Solar (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Norfolk. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 2,558 to 2,199, a 14.03% drop.
Norfolk Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 5,107 |
2012 | 4,977 |
2013 | 4,359 |
2014 | 3,998 |
2015 | 3,454 |
2016 | 3,176 |
2017 | 2,792 |
2018 | 2,558 |
2019 | 2,377 |
2020 | 2,235 |
2021 | 2,185 |
2022 | 2,199 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 671 to 1,128.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 35,051 to 33,953.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Norfolk. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 48,662 to 57,535, a 18.23% 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, 12 homes in Norfolk are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 52.00% decrease from 2018, when only 25 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Norfolk homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Norfolk 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 Norfolk. 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk include Bogue Oil and Miller's Energy.
Norfolk Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Norfolk: 5 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Norfolk: 18 miles
Average Number Of Norfolk Homes Served Per Company: 439 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Norfolk Oil Company: 265,632 gallons per year
Approximately 2,199 households in Norfolk, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Norfolk, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
2% of Norfolk, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Norfolk, VA Households | Norfolk, VA Heating Oil Households |
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96,583 | 2,199 |
5 Norfolk, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 1 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Norfolk, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Norfolk, VA community relies on its 5 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 Norfolk, VA, two of the closest terminals are Kinder-m2 in Richmond, VA and 1st Enrgy in Richmond, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Norfolk, VA.
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