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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Proulx Oil And Propane Service Llc | Call for price | No | No |
DF Richard Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Local Pride Heating Oil | Call for price | No | No |
DF Richard Energy | Call for price | No | No |
JUST OIL LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Deke's Fuel LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Cardinal & Glidden | Call for price | No | No |
Eastern | Call for price | No | No |
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Updated on October 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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10/01/2024 | $3.090 |
09/30/2024 | $3.090 |
09/29/2024 | $3.090 |
09/28/2024 | $3.090 |
09/27/2024 | $3.090 |
09/26/2024 | $3.090 |
09/25/2024 | $3.090 |
09/24/2024 | $3.090 |
09/23/2024 | $3.090 |
09/22/2024 | $3.090 |
09/21/2024 | $3.090 |
09/20/2024 | $3.090 |
09/19/2024 | $3.094 |
09/18/2024 | $3.094 |
09/17/2024 | $3.094 |
09/16/2024 | $3.094 |
09/15/2024 | $3.094 |
09/14/2024 | $3.094 |
09/13/2024 | $3.094 |
09/12/2024 | $3.094 |
09/11/2024 | $3.094 |
09/10/2024 | $3.094 |
09/09/2024 | $3.094 |
09/08/2024 | $3.094 |
09/07/2024 | $3.094 |
09/06/2024 | $3.094 |
09/05/2024 | $3.094 |
09/04/2024 | $3.094 |
09/03/2024 | $3.094 |
09/02/2024 | $3.145 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Rochester, used by 6,136 or 44.43% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Rochester homeowners is natural gas, used by 3,044 homes (22.04%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (1,937), electricity (1,660), wood (693), and other fuels (479).
Rochester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Rochester Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 6,136 | 44.4% |
Natural Gas | 3,044 | 22.0% |
Propane | 1,937 | 14.0% |
Electricity | 1,660 | 12.0% |
Wood | 693 | 5.0% |
Other Fuels | 338 | 2.5% |
No Fuel | 133 | 1.0% |
Solar | 8 | 0.1% |
Heating oil (44.4%)
Natural gas (22.0%)
Propane (14.0%)
Electricity (12.0%)
Wood (5.0%)
Other fuels (2.5%)
No fuel (1.0%)
Solar (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Rochester. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 6,549 to 6,136, a 6.31% drop.
Rochester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 7,536 |
2012 | 7,785 |
2013 | 7,446 |
2014 | 7,014 |
2015 | 6,622 |
2016 | 6,662 |
2017 | 6,528 |
2018 | 6,549 |
2019 | 6,452 |
2020 | 6,761 |
2021 | 6,439 |
2022 | 6,136 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,351 to 1,937.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,877 to 3,044.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Rochester. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 886 to 1,660, a 87.36% 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, 8 homes in Rochester are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 69.23% decrease from 2018, when only 26 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Rochester homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 8 heating oil companies that serve Rochester 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 Rochester. 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 Rochester 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 Rochester include Eastern and Local Pride Heating Oil.
Rochester Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Rochester: 8 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Rochester: 18 miles
Average Number Of Rochester Homes Served Per Company: 767 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Rochester Oil Company: 680,775 gallons per year
Approximately 6,136 households in Rochester, NH heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Rochester, NH temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
44% of Rochester, NH Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Rochester, NH Households | Rochester, NH Heating Oil Households |
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13,812 | 6,136 |
8 Rochester, NH Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 5 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Rochester, NH homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Rochester, NH community relies on its 8 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 Rochester, NH, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Newington, NH and Sprague in So. Portland, ME. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Rochester, NH.
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