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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Clifford Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Pay Less For Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Wheeler Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
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Order Size (gallons) | Credit (per gallon)(/gal) | Cash (per gallon)(/gal) | Updated At |
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100 | - | - | - |
150 | $2.75 | - | - |
200 | $2.75 | - | - |
250 | $2.75 | - | - |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in East Otis, used by 70 or 32.26% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for East Otis homeowners is natural gas, used by 42 homes (19.35%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (40), wood (35), electricity (34).
East Otis Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | East Otis Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 70 | 32.3% |
Natural Gas | 42 | 19.4% |
Propane | 40 | 18.4% |
Wood | 35 | 16.1% |
Electricity | 34 | 15.7% |
Heating oil (32.3%)
Natural gas (19.4%)
Propane (18.4%)
Wood (16.1%)
Electricity (15.7%)
Heating oil has become less popular in East Otis. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 110 to 70, a 36.36% drop.
East Otis Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 154 |
2012 | 133 |
2013 | 120 |
2014 | 126 |
2015 | 122 |
2016 | 110 |
2017 | 96 |
2018 | 95 |
2019 | 91 |
2020 | 110 |
2021 | 88 |
2022 | 70 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 83 to 40.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 0 to 42.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in East Otis. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 47 to 34, a 27.66% 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 East Otis have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, East Otis homeowners purchased a total of 61,391 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 494 towns in Massachusetts, East Otis ranks 424th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, East Otis ranks 4631st out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
East Otis’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 East Otis, the average outside temperature was 3.7° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
East Otis Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 35.3° F |
2023 - 2024 | 31.6° F |
For East Otis homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve East Otis 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 1 “full-service” oil companies that serve East Otis. Full service companies such as Pay Less For Oil 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 East Otis 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 East Otis include Clifford Oil and Wheeler Oil Co.
East Otis Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving East Otis: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to East Otis: 18 miles
Average Number Of East Otis Homes Served Per Company: 23 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per East Otis Oil Company: 20,463 gallons per year
Approximately 70 households in East Otis, MA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when East Otis, MA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
32% of East Otis, MA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
East Otis, MA Households | East Otis, MA Heating Oil Households |
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217 | 70 |
3 East Otis, MA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 61,390 gallons of heating oil delivered to East Otis, MA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the East Otis, MA 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 East Otis, MA, two of the closest terminals are Sprague W in Springfield, MA and Buckeye in Springfield, MA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in East Otis, MA.
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