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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Litchfield Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Summit Natural Gas | Call for price | No | No |
Augusta Fuel Company | Call for price | No | No |
Blanchards Cash Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
MurrayHeutz Oil and Propane | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Winthrop, used by 1,616 or 63.95% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Winthrop homeowners is electricity, used by 403 homes (15.95%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (296), propane (173), other fuels (9).
Winthrop Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Winthrop Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 1,616 | 64.0% |
Electricity | 403 | 16.0% |
Wood | 296 | 11.7% |
Propane | 173 | 6.8% |
Other Fuels | 9 | 0.4% |
Heating oil (64.0%)
Electricity (16.0%)
Wood (11.7%)
Propane (6.8%)
Other fuels (0.4%)
Heating oil has become more popular in Winthrop. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes rose from 1,544 to 1,616, a 4.66% lift.
Winthrop Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,961 |
2012 | 1,974 |
2013 | 1,795 |
2014 | 1,544 |
2015 | 1,556 |
2016 | 1,452 |
2017 | 1,434 |
2018 | 1,563 |
2019 | 1,834 |
2020 | 1,801 |
2021 | 1,706 |
2022 | 1,616 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 261 to 173.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Winthrop.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Winthrop. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 86 to 403, a 368.60% 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.
Homeowners in Winthrop have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Winthrop homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Winthrop 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 Winthrop. 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 Winthrop 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 Winthrop include Litchfield Fuel Co and MurrayHeutz Oil and Propane.
Winthrop Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Winthrop: 5 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Winthrop: 18 miles
Average Number Of Winthrop Homes Served Per Company: 323 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Winthrop Oil Company: 231,822 gallons per year
Approximately 1,616 households in Winthrop, ME heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Winthrop, ME temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
63% of Winthrop, ME Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Winthrop, ME Households | Winthrop, ME Heating Oil Households |
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2,527 | 1,616 |
5 Winthrop, ME Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 1 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Winthrop, ME homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Winthrop, ME 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 Winthrop, ME, two of the closest terminals are Gulf in So. Portland, ME and Citgo in Portland, ME. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Winthrop, ME.
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