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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Packard Fuels | Call for price | No | No |
Bourne's Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Packard Fuels LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Conti Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Vermont Fuel Efficiency | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Wood is the most popular choice in Worcester, used by 185 or 35.17% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Worcester homeowners is heating oil, used by 175 homes (33.27%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (141), other fuels (17), natural gas (9).
Worcester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Worcester Households | % of Households |
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Wood | 185 | 35.2% |
Heating Oil | 175 | 33.3% |
Propane | 141 | 26.8% |
Other Fuels | 17 | 3.2% |
Natural Gas | 9 | 1.7% |
Wood (35.2%)
Heating oil (33.3%)
Propane (26.8%)
Other fuels (3.2%)
Natural gas (1.7%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Worcester. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 188 to 175, a 6.91% drop.
Worcester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 210 |
2012 | 182 |
2013 | 188 |
2014 | 183 |
2015 | 159 |
2016 | 171 |
2017 | 160 |
2018 | 168 |
2019 | 193 |
2020 | 175 |
2021 | 175 |
2022 | 175 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 83 to 141.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2 to 9.
Worcester homeowners have yet to adopt electricity as a primary heating source.
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 Worcester have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Worcester homeowners purchased a total of 148,564 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 124 towns in Vermont, Worcester ranks 140th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Worcester ranks 3297th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Worcester’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 Worcester, the average outside temperature was 4.3° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Worcester Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 29.8° F |
2023 - 2024 | 25.5° F |
Approximately 175 households in Worcester, VT heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Worcester, VT temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
33% of Worcester, VT Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Worcester, VT Households | Worcester, VT Heating Oil Households |
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526 | 175 |
5 Worcester, VT Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 148,564 gallons of heating oil delivered to Worcester, VT homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Worcester, VT 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 Worcester, VT, two of the closest terminals are null in null and null in null. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Worcester, VT.
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