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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Miller's Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Pallett Heating and Cooling | Call for price | No | No |
ET Lawson | Call for price | No | No |
Bogue Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Griffin Oil & Propane | Call for price | No | No |
Crossroads Fuel Service 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 Portsmouth, used by 19,924 or 49.12% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Portsmouth homeowners is electricity, used by 18,830 homes (46.42%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (1,005), heating oil (416), no fuel (398), and other fuels (295).
Portsmouth Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Portsmouth Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 19,924 | 49.1% |
Electricity | 18,830 | 46.4% |
Propane | 1,005 | 2.5% |
Heating Oil | 416 | 1.0% |
No Fuel | 398 | 1.0% |
Other Fuels | 191 | 0.5% |
Wood | 94 | 0.2% |
Solar | 10 | 0.0% |
Natural gas (49.1%)
Electricity (46.4%)
Propane (2.5%)
Heating oil (1.0%)
No fuel (1.0%)
Other fuels (0.5%)
Wood (0.2%)
Solar (0.0%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Portsmouth. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 716 to 416, a 41.90% drop.
Portsmouth Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,135 |
2012 | 1,044 |
2013 | 956 |
2014 | 769 |
2015 | 716 |
2016 | 673 |
2017 | 520 |
2018 | 487 |
2019 | 457 |
2020 | 530 |
2021 | 453 |
2022 | 416 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 447 to 1,005.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 19,161 to 19,924.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Portsmouth. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 16,215 to 18,830, a 16.13% 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.
Currently, 10 homes in Portsmouth are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2015, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Portsmouth homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 6 heating oil companies that serve Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth include Bogue Oil and Griffin Oil & Propane.
Portsmouth Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Portsmouth: 6 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Portsmouth: 18 miles
Average Number Of Portsmouth Homes Served Per Company: 69 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Portsmouth Oil Company: 41,876 gallons per year
Approximately 416 households in Portsmouth, VA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Portsmouth, VA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
1% of Portsmouth, VA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Portsmouth, VA Households | Portsmouth, VA Heating Oil Households |
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40,563 | 416 |
6 Portsmouth, VA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 251,257 gallons of heating oil delivered to Portsmouth, VA homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Portsmouth, VA community relies on its 6 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 Portsmouth, VA, two of the closest terminals are Kinder-m2 in Richmond, VA and 1st Enrgy in Richmond, VA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Portsmouth, VA.
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