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Buckeye Heating Cooling & Plumbing | Call for price | No | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Plain City, used by 3,215 or 45.69% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Plain City homeowners is electricity, used by 2,127 homes (30.23%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (1,569), wood (135), other fuels (43), and other fuels (22).
Plain City Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Plain City Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 3,215 | 45.7% |
Electricity | 2,127 | 30.2% |
Propane | 1,569 | 22.3% |
Wood | 135 | 1.9% |
Other Fuels | 43 | 0.6% |
Heating Oil | 22 | 0.3% |
Natural gas (45.7%)
Electricity (30.2%)
Propane (22.3%)
Wood (1.9%)
Other fuels (0.6%)
Heating oil (0.3%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Plain City. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes fell from 69 to 22, a 68.12% drop.
Plain City Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 282 |
2012 | 284 |
2013 | 276 |
2014 | 207 |
2015 | 224 |
2016 | 190 |
2017 | 114 |
2018 | 83 |
2019 | 103 |
2020 | 69 |
2021 | 39 |
2022 | 22 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 850 to 1,569.
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,345 to 3,215.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Plain City. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,269 to 2,127, a 67.61% 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 Plain City have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Plain City homeowners purchased a total of 13,933 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 101 towns in Ohio, Plain City ranks 540th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Plain City ranks 6015th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Plain City’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 Plain City, the average outside temperature was 4.9° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Plain City Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 43.3° F |
2023 - 2024 | 38.4° F |
Approximately 22 households in Plain City, OH heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Plain City, OH temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
0% of Plain City, OH Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Plain City, OH Households | Plain City, OH Heating Oil Households |
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7,036 | 22 |
4 Plain City, OH Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 13,933 gallons of heating oil delivered to Plain City, OH homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Plain City, OH community relies on its 4 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 Plain City, OH, two of the closest terminals are Citgo in Linden, NJ and Citgo in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Plain City, OH.
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