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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Pedersen Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Bacardi Oil Service | Call for price | No | No |
Longhorn Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Central New Jersey Heating Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Skylands Online | Call for price | No | No |
K W Rastall Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Jacquar Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Skylands Energy Service | Call for price | No | No |
Atlantic Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
John Duffy Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Ariba Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Fleet Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
G and R Fuel Inc | Call for price | No | No |
B&M Oil and Gas | Call for price | No | No |
Hutch Fuel Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Deinrich Fuel Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Woolley Home Solutions | Call for price | No | No |
Majora Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Tomasso Bros Energy | 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 | $3.24 | $3.26 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
150 | $3.24 | $3.26 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
200 | $3.24 | $3.21 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
250 | $3.24 | $3.21 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
Updated on January 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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01/19/2025 | $3.420 |
01/18/2025 | $3.420 |
01/17/2025 | $3.420 |
01/16/2025 | $3.364 |
01/15/2025 | $3.316 |
01/14/2025 | $3.474 |
01/13/2025 | $3.659 |
01/12/2025 | $3.236 |
01/11/2025 | $3.236 |
01/10/2025 | $3.236 |
01/09/2025 | $3.519 |
01/08/2025 | $3.128 |
01/07/2025 | $3.118 |
01/06/2025 | $3.060 |
01/05/2025 | $3.055 |
01/04/2025 | $3.055 |
01/03/2025 | $3.055 |
01/02/2025 | $3.060 |
01/01/2025 | $3.092 |
12/31/2024 | $2.930 |
12/30/2024 | $2.996 |
12/29/2024 | $2.988 |
12/28/2024 | $2.988 |
12/27/2024 | $2.988 |
12/26/2024 | $2.980 |
12/25/2024 | $3.005 |
12/24/2024 | $2.980 |
12/23/2024 | $3.138 |
12/22/2024 | $2.975 |
12/21/2024 | $2.975 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Metuchen, used by 5,170 or 83.24% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Metuchen homeowners is electricity, used by 569 homes (9.16%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (368), propane (78), other fuels (41).
Metuchen Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Metuchen Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 5,170 | 83.2% |
Electricity | 569 | 9.2% |
Heating Oil | 368 | 5.9% |
Propane | 78 | 1.3% |
Other Fuels | 41 | 0.7% |
Natural gas (83.2%)
Electricity (9.2%)
Heating oil (5.9%)
Propane (1.3%)
Other fuels (0.7%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Metuchen. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 716 to 368, a 48.60% drop.
Metuchen Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,037 |
2012 | 911 |
2013 | 903 |
2014 | 815 |
2015 | 804 |
2016 | 716 |
2017 | 705 |
2018 | 703 |
2019 | 663 |
2020 | 470 |
2021 | 416 |
2022 | 368 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 43 to 78.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 4,968 to 5,170.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Metuchen. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 217 to 569, a 162.21% 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 Metuchen have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Metuchen homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 19 heating oil companies that serve Metuchen 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 Metuchen. Full service companies such as Skylands Energy Service 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 Metuchen 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 Metuchen include Jacquar Fuel Oil and K W Rastall Inc.
Metuchen Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Metuchen: 19 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Metuchen: 18 miles
Average Number Of Metuchen Homes Served Per Company: 19 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Metuchen Oil Company: 12,728 gallons per year
Approximately 368 households in Metuchen, NJ heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Metuchen, NJ temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
5% of Metuchen, NJ Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Metuchen, NJ Households | Metuchen, NJ Heating Oil Households |
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6,211 | 368 |
19 Metuchen, NJ Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 241,835 gallons of heating oil delivered to Metuchen, NJ homeowners during the winter of 2024, the Metuchen, NJ community relies on its 19 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 Metuchen, NJ, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Newark, NJ and Sunoco in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Metuchen, NJ.
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