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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Vannorstrand Oil Company LLC | Call for price | No | No |
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Updated on November 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Date | Average Oil Price |
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11/08/2024 | $3.199 |
11/07/2024 | $3.199 |
11/06/2024 | $3.199 |
11/05/2024 | $3.199 |
11/04/2024 | $3.199 |
11/03/2024 | $3.199 |
11/02/2024 | $3.199 |
11/01/2024 | $3.199 |
10/31/2024 | $3.199 |
10/30/2024 | $3.199 |
10/29/2024 | $3.199 |
10/28/2024 | $3.199 |
10/27/2024 | $3.199 |
10/26/2024 | $3.199 |
10/25/2024 | $3.199 |
10/24/2024 | $3.199 |
10/23/2024 | $3.199 |
10/22/2024 | $3.199 |
10/21/2024 | $3.199 |
10/20/2024 | $3.199 |
10/19/2024 | $3.199 |
10/18/2024 | $3.199 |
10/17/2024 | $3.199 |
10/16/2024 | $3.199 |
10/15/2024 | $3.199 |
10/14/2024 | $3.199 |
10/13/2024 | $3.199 |
10/12/2024 | $3.199 |
10/11/2024 | $3.199 |
10/10/2024 | $3.199 |
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Cato, used by 508 or 37.33% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Cato homeowners is propane, used by 350 homes (25.72%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (246), electricity (180), natural gas (52), and other fuels (49).
Cato Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Cato Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 508 | 37.3% |
Propane | 350 | 25.7% |
Wood | 246 | 18.1% |
Electricity | 180 | 13.2% |
Natural Gas | 52 | 3.8% |
Other Fuels | 29 | 2.1% |
Coal | 19 | 1.4% |
No Fuel | 1 | 0.1% |
Heating oil (37.3%)
Propane (25.7%)
Wood (18.1%)
Electricity (13.2%)
Natural gas (3.8%)
Other fuels (2.1%)
Coal (1.4%)
No fuel (0.1%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Cato. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 556 to 508, a 8.63% drop.
Cato Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 651 |
2012 | 654 |
2013 | 607 |
2014 | 559 |
2015 | 500 |
2016 | 477 |
2017 | 506 |
2018 | 556 |
2019 | 566 |
2020 | 526 |
2021 | 517 |
2022 | 508 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 382 to 350.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 18 to 52.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Cato. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 114 to 180, a 57.89% 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 Cato have not yet adopted solar heating.
Last year, Cato homeowners purchased a total of 244,809 gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1008 towns in New York, Cato ranks 440th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Cato ranks 2492nd out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Cato’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 Cato, the average outside temperature was 3.9° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Cato Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 38.1° F |
2023 - 2024 | 34.2° F |
For Cato homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 1 heating oil companies that serve Cato 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 Cato. 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 Cato 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 Cato include Vannorstrand Oil Company LLC and undefined.
Cato Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Cato: 1 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Cato: 18 miles
Average Number Of Cato Homes Served Per Company: 508 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Cato Oil Company: 244,809 gallons per year
Approximately 508 households in Cato, NY heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Cato, NY temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
37% of Cato, NY Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Cato, NY Households | Cato, NY Heating Oil Households |
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1,361 | 508 |
1 Cato, NY Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 244,809 gallons of heating oil delivered to Cato, NY homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Cato, NY community relies on its 1 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 Cato, NY, 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 Cato, NY.
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