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Updated on December 21, 2024 at 08:30 PM
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 Calais, used by 118 or 50.00% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Calais homeowners is propane, used by 90 homes (38.14%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (47).
Calais Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Calais Households | % of Households |
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Wood | 118 | 50.0% |
Propane | 90 | 38.1% |
Heating Oil | 47 | 19.9% |
Wood (50.0%)
Propane (38.1%)
Heating oil (19.9%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Calais. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 48 to 47, a 2.08% drop.
Calais Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 83 |
2012 | 66 |
2013 | 53 |
2014 | 52 |
2015 | 48 |
2016 | 68 |
2017 | 74 |
2018 | 69 |
2019 | 70 |
2020 | 62 |
2021 | 54 |
2022 | 47 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 24 to 90.
Natural gas pipes have not been installed into homes in Calais.
Calais 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 Calais have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Calais homeowners purchased a total of 39,900 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 124 towns in Vermont, Calais ranks 222nd for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Calais ranks 5127th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Calais’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 Calais, the average outside temperature was 4.3° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Calais Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 29.8° F |
2023 - 2024 | 25.5° F |
Approximately 47 households in Calais, VT heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Calais, VT temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
19% of Calais, VT Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Calais, VT Households | Calais, VT Heating Oil Households |
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236 | 47 |
5 Calais, VT Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 39,900 gallons of heating oil delivered to Calais, VT homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Calais, 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 Calais, 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 Calais, VT.
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