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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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A Hohmann & Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
A & B Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Brown Oil co | Call for price | No | No |
Cape Verde Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Star Five Oil Corporation | Call for price | No | No |
Albert Culver Co | Call for price | No | No |
John's Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Metro Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Niccoli Oil & Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Basile Oil Co | Call for price | No | No |
Blackstone Valley Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Bridgewater Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Cesars Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Firemans Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
First Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Fossil Fuel Enterprises | Call for price | No | No |
Johnson Fuel Co | Call for price | No | No |
Ken Duval Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Lapuma Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Nardone Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Patriot Liquid Energy Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Trojan Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Walshs Oil LLC | Call for price | No | No |
Needham Oil Online | Call for price | No | No |
Campello Keith Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Raynard Brothers Oil | Call for price | No | No |
Direct Fuel Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Absolute Oil | Call for price | No | No |
HOP Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Alvin Hollis & Co | Call for price | No | No |
Anderson Fuel | Call for price | No | No |
Arlex Oil Corp | Call for price | No | No |
Arlington Fuel Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Arlmont Fuel Corp | Call for price | No | No |
AtlanticPratt Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Bigelow Oil Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Booma Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Busa Fuel Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Cleveland Fuel Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Coan Heating & Cooling Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Community Oil Company | Call for price | No | No |
Devaney Energy | Call for price | No | No |
Faulkner Brothers Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Fisher Churchill Co | Call for price | No | No |
Frank Lamparelli Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Genove Oil & Air Company Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Holden Oil Inc | Call for price | No | No |
Horan Oil Corp | Call for price | No | No |
Jackson Fuel Corp | Call for price | No | No |
James J Hayes Oil Co Inc | Call for price | No | No |
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Order Size (gallons) | Credit (per gallon)(/gal) | Cash (per gallon)(/gal) | Updated At |
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100 | $3.39 | $3.39 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
150 | $3.30 | $3.39 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
200 | $3.28 | $3.39 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
250 | $3.28 | $3.39 | Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 PM |
Updated on January 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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01/19/2025 | $3.768 |
01/18/2025 | $3.768 |
01/17/2025 | $3.768 |
01/16/2025 | $3.691 |
01/15/2025 | $3.677 |
01/14/2025 | $3.748 |
01/13/2025 | $3.797 |
01/12/2025 | $3.524 |
01/11/2025 | $3.524 |
01/10/2025 | $3.524 |
01/09/2025 | $3.588 |
01/08/2025 | $3.450 |
01/07/2025 | $3.420 |
01/06/2025 | $3.372 |
01/05/2025 | $3.394 |
01/04/2025 | $3.394 |
01/03/2025 | $3.401 |
01/02/2025 | $3.340 |
01/01/2025 | $3.318 |
12/31/2024 | $3.305 |
12/30/2024 | $3.321 |
12/29/2024 | $3.250 |
12/28/2024 | $3.250 |
12/27/2024 | $3.273 |
12/26/2024 | $3.275 |
12/25/2024 | $3.222 |
12/24/2024 | $3.195 |
12/23/2024 | $3.269 |
12/22/2024 | $3.243 |
12/21/2024 | $3.243 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Dorchester, used by 22,087 or 66.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Dorchester homeowners is electricity, used by 7,090 homes (21.50%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (2,605), propane (837), other fuels (254), and other fuels (235).
Dorchester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Dorchester Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 22,087 | 67.0% |
Electricity | 7,090 | 21.5% |
Heating Oil | 2,605 | 7.9% |
Propane | 837 | 2.5% |
Other Fuels | 254 | 0.8% |
No Fuel | 235 | 0.7% |
Natural gas (67.0%)
Electricity (21.5%)
Heating oil (7.9%)
Propane (2.5%)
Other fuels (0.8%)
No fuel (0.7%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Dorchester. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 5,366 to 2,605, a 51.45% drop.
Dorchester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 5,782 |
2012 | 5,366 |
2013 | 4,842 |
2014 | 4,260 |
2015 | 4,008 |
2016 | 3,652 |
2017 | 3,465 |
2018 | 3,071 |
2019 | 2,949 |
2020 | 2,651 |
2021 | 2,583 |
2022 | 2,605 |
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 445 to 837.
Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 17,949 to 22,087.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Dorchester. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 5,489 to 7,090, a 29.17% 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 Dorchester have not yet adopted solar heating.
For Dorchester homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 166 heating oil companies that serve Dorchester 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 82 “full-service” oil companies that serve Dorchester. Full service companies such as Firemans Fuel or Keohan Fuels & Transportation Inc 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester include Hingham Oil and Ranco Enterpises.
Dorchester Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Dorchester: 166 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Dorchester: 18 miles
Average Number Of Dorchester Homes Served Per Company: 15 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Dorchester Oil Company: 13,762 gallons per year
Approximately 2,605 households in Dorchester, MA heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Dorchester, MA temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
7% of Dorchester, MA Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Dorchester, MA Households | Dorchester, MA Heating Oil Households |
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32,970 | 2,605 |
166 Dorchester, MA Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 2 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Dorchester, MA homeowners during the winter of 2024, the Dorchester, MA community relies on its 166 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 Dorchester, MA, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Boston, MA and S.r.& M. in East Boston, MA. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Dorchester, MA.
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