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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Price Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
C & M Home Heating Oil Company LLC | 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 Dunkirk, used by 1,391 or 61.82% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dunkirk homeowners is heating oil, used by 673 homes (29.91%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (86), other fuels (41), natural gas (34), and other fuels (43).
Dunkirk Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dunkirk Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 1,391 | 61.8% |
Heating Oil | 673 | 29.9% |
Propane | 86 | 3.8% |
Other Fuels | 41 | 1.8% |
Natural Gas | 34 | 1.5% |
No Fuel | 19 | 0.8% |
Wood | 15 | 0.7% |
Solar | 6 | 0.3% |
Coal | 3 | 0.1% |
Electricity (61.8%)
Heating oil (29.9%)
Propane (3.8%)
Other fuels (1.8%)
Natural gas (1.5%)
No fuel (0.8%)
Wood (0.7%)
Solar (0.3%)
Coal (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dunkirk. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 778 to 673, a 13.50% drop.
Dunkirk Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 905 |
2012 | 841 |
2013 | 827 |
2014 | 813 |
2015 | 778 |
2016 | 819 |
2017 | 798 |
2018 | 780 |
2019 | 699 |
2020 | 589 |
2021 | 630 |
2022 | 673 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 128 to 86.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 53 to 34.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dunkirk. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,283 to 1,391, a 8.42% 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, 6 homes in Dunkirk are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 33.33% decrease from 2015, when only 9 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Dunkirk homeowners purchased a total of 346,853 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 174 towns in Maryland, Dunkirk ranks 83rd for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Dunkirk ranks 2009th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Dunkirk’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 Dunkirk, the average outside temperature was 10.4° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Dunkirk Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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Winter 2023 - 2024 | 47.7° F |
Winter 2022 - 2023 | 37.3° F |
For Dunkirk homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk include Price Oil Company and Green Petroleum LLC.
Dunkirk Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Dunkirk: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Dunkirk: 18 miles
Average Number Of Dunkirk Homes Served Per Company: 224 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Dunkirk Oil Company: 115,617 gallons per year
Approximately 673 households in Dunkirk, MD heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Dunkirk, MD temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
29% of Dunkirk, MD Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Dunkirk, MD Households | Dunkirk, MD Heating Oil Households |
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2,250 | 673 |
3 Dunkirk, MD Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 346,853 gallons of heating oil delivered to Dunkirk, MD homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Dunkirk, MD 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 Dunkirk, MD, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Baltimore, MD and Motiva in Fairfax, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Dunkirk, MD.
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