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Oil Prices For Heating Oil Companies In Rochester, NY

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Rochester Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Rochester homeowners heating with heating oil, picking which of the 6 heating oil companies that serve Rochester can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who prefer a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system select one of the 0 “full-service” oil companies that serve Rochester. Full service companies such as or offer homeowners annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic heating oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The customer does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Often called “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for households who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when the oil gauge dips below a quarter tank. Examples of 2 Rochester cash heating oil companies serving Rochester include Eunice A Briggs Inc and Superior Plus Energy Services Inc Griffith Energy.

Rochester Heating Oil Company By The Numbers: Fuel oil Companies Serving Rochester: 6 companies .
Average Number of Rochester Houses Served per company Fuel Oil: 3100

Rochester, NY Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Rochester homeowners purchased a total of 1 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 1008 towns in New York, Rochester ranks 76th for home heating oil consumption.

Country-wide, Rochester ranks 514th out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.

Short Term Trends

Rochester’s overall heating oil use varies ,yearly correlating with how cold it gets each winter. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ furnaces need to burn increasing amounts of number two heating oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Rochester was 27°F, which was 1°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Rochester Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202528° F
2023 - 202430° F

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Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Rochester Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Residences have a choice of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Rochester, used by 1,729,697 or 77% of households. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Rochester households is Electricity, used by 423,200 homes (19%). The rest of the homes are heated with Propane (2%), Heating Oil (1%), Other (1%), and Wood (0.3%).

Rochester Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

DateNatural GasPropaneElectricityOilWoodSolarOther
202517296974895042320027000623634313185
202417940125060543842527000543559714457
202318499035204245205227000467583415574
202218642795267344243631004488267516359
202118832735153840844534874564556317423
202018827094608537897734119618657918302
201918780363727434916534822699754919411
201818945883218532562438075746052819304
201719052213040631900638671774550418441
201619091932854031622839326863138417326
201519078862725931442943558892521716102
201419132492626430937947878877213715151
201319213952546129538352909880712014562
20121918478243432818796023181135514740
2011191568724850268677675387187014743
2010191903727421253358754186620014673

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Rochester

Fuel oil has become becoming less popular in Rochester. In the 7 years since 2018, the number of homeowners using heating oil dipped from 38,075 to 27,000, a 29% drop.

Number of Households Using Heating Oil in Rochester

DateHouseholds
2025-11-112250
2025-11-102250
2025-11-092250
2025-11-082250
2025-11-072250
2025-11-062250
2025-11-052250
2025-11-042250
2025-11-032250
2025-11-022250
2025-11-012250
2025-10-312250
2025-10-302250
2025-10-292250
2025-10-282250
2025-10-272250
2025-10-262250
2025-10-252250
2025-10-242250
2025-10-232250
2025-10-222250
2025-10-212250
2025-10-202250
2025-10-192250
2025-10-182250
2025-10-172250
2025-10-162250
2025-10-152250
2025-10-142250
2025-10-132250
2025-10-122250
2025-10-112250
2025-10-102250
2025-10-092250
2025-10-082250
2025-10-072250
2025-10-062250
2025-10-052250
2025-10-042250
2025-10-032250
2025-10-022250
2025-10-012250
2025-09-302250
2025-09-292250

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Rochester

Between 2018 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 32,185 to 48,950, a 52% change. Comparing 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,894,588 to 1,729,697, a 9% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Rochester

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Rochester. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 325,624 to 423,200, a 30% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Rochester

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Now, 343 homes in Rochester are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 35% drop from 2018, when 528 homes had active solar heating.

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Rochester Heating Oil Delivery Overview

11,108,257 houses in Rochester heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Rochester temperatures drop as low as 27° F each winter. 14% of Rochester homes are reliant on number two heating oil delivery each winter.

1.5% of Rochester, NY Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Rochester, NY HouseholdsRochester, NY Heating Oil Households
206,5973,100

6 Rochester Oil Companies Homeowners Can Count On With 664,748,714.28 gallons of oil delivered to Rochester families the last heating season, the Rochester community looks to its 6 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. Oil delivery has two parts to it: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Rochester, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the fuel oil to homes and businesses throughout Rochester and the surrounding area.

Rochester Heating Oil Prices FAQs

How much does 150 gallons of heating oil cost in Rochester?

150 gallons of heating oil costs $343.45 in Rochester.

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