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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Purvis Brothers Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Butler Petroleum Corporation | Call for price | No | No |
Glassmere Fuel Service Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Orris Fuel Inc | 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 Butler, used by 17,599 or 70.85% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Butler homeowners is electricity, used by 4,619 homes (18.59%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (1,098), propane (1,001), wood (316), and other fuels (292).
Butler Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Butler Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 17,599 | 70.8% |
Electricity | 4,619 | 18.6% |
Heating Oil | 1,098 | 4.4% |
Propane | 1,001 | 4.0% |
Wood | 316 | 1.3% |
Other Fuels | 237 | 1.0% |
No Fuel | 39 | 0.2% |
Coal | 16 | 0.1% |
Natural gas (70.8%)
Electricity (18.6%)
Heating oil (4.4%)
Propane (4.0%)
Wood (1.3%)
Other fuels (1.0%)
No fuel (0.2%)
Coal (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Butler. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,463 to 1,098, a 24.95% drop.
Butler Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,789 |
2012 | 1,949 |
2013 | 1,789 |
2014 | 1,832 |
2015 | 1,859 |
2016 | 1,729 |
2017 | 1,523 |
2018 | 1,463 |
2019 | 1,427 |
2020 | 1,100 |
2021 | 1,099 |
2022 | 1,098 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 894 to 1,001.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 16,984 to 17,599.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Butler. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 3,772 to 4,619, a 22.45% 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 Butler have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Butler homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 4 heating oil companies that serve Butler 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 Butler. 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 Butler 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 Butler include Butler Petroleum Corporation and Orris Fuel Inc.
Butler Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Butler: 4 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Butler: 18 miles
Average Number Of Butler Homes Served Per Company: 274 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Butler Oil Company: 177,131 gallons per year
Approximately 1,098 households in Butler, PA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Butler, PA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
4% of Butler, PA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Butler, PA Households | Butler, PA Heating Oil Households |
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24,841 | 1,098 |
4 Butler, PA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 708,527 gallons of heating oil delivered to Butler, PA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Butler, PA 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 Butler, PA, two of the closest terminals are Etmt in Blawnox, PA and Etmt in Delmont, PA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Butler, PA.
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