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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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S B Collins Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Champlain Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Energy Coop of Vermont | Call for price | No | No |
Trackside Terminal Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Global Co LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Abba Fuels | Call for price | No | No |
Robinson's Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Liberty's Fuel Oil LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Rowley Fuels & Propane | Call for price | No | No |
Northern Coal & Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Trono Fuels Chittenden County | Call for price | No | No |
Jolley 122 | Call for price | No | No |
Saratoga Olive Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Chastenay Plumbing & Heating | Call for price | No | No |
Joyal Fuels | 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 South Hero, used by 196 or 37.05% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for South Hero homeowners is propane, used by 192 homes (36.29%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (84), other fuels (32), electricity (18), and other fuels (1).
South Hero Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | South Hero Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 196 | 37.1% |
Propane | 192 | 36.3% |
Wood | 84 | 15.9% |
Other Fuels | 32 | 6.1% |
Electricity | 18 | 3.4% |
Solar | 1 | 0.2% |
Heating oil (37.1%)
Propane (36.3%)
Wood (15.9%)
Other fuels (6.1%)
Electricity (3.4%)
Solar (0.2%)
Heating oil has become less popular in South Hero. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 335 to 196, a 41.49% drop.
South Hero Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 413 |
2012 | 391 |
2013 | 344 |
2014 | 350 |
2015 | 330 |
2016 | 335 |
2017 | 366 |
2018 | 330 |
2019 | 334 |
2020 | 296 |
2021 | 241 |
2022 | 196 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 178 to 192.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in South Hero.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in South Hero. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 34 to 18, a 47.06% decrease.
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, 1 homes in South Hero are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2016, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, South Hero homeowners purchased a total of 166,392 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 124 towns in Vermont, South Hero ranks 134th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, South Hero ranks 3115th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
South Hero’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 South Hero, the average outside temperature was 4.5° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
South Hero Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 34.5° F |
2023 - 2024 | 30° F |
Approximately 196 households in South Hero, VT heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when South Hero, VT temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
37% of South Hero, VT Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
South Hero, VT Households | South Hero, VT Heating Oil Households |
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529 | 196 |
15 South Hero, VT Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 166,391 gallons of heating oil delivered to South Hero, VT homeowners during the winter of 2023, the South Hero, VT community relies on its 15 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 South Hero, VT, two of the closest terminals are Apex in Rensselaer, NY and Buckeye in Albany, NY. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in South Hero, VT.
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