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Heating Oil Company | Oil Price Per Gallon | Cash Discount | Volume Discount |
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Wilson Baker Inc | Call for price | No | No |
First Class HVAC | Call for price | No | No |
George Sherman Corporation and Sherman Heating Oils | 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 Ocean View, used by 1,283 or 37.49% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Ocean View homeowners is electricity, used by 1,272 homes (37.17%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (791), heating oil (99), other fuels (32), and other fuels (41).
Ocean View Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Ocean View Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 1,283 | 37.5% |
Electricity | 1,272 | 37.2% |
Propane | 791 | 23.1% |
Heating Oil | 99 | 2.9% |
Other Fuels | 32 | 0.9% |
No Fuel | 22 | 0.6% |
Solar | 10 | 0.3% |
Wood | 9 | 0.3% |
Natural gas (37.5%)
Electricity (37.2%)
Propane (23.1%)
Heating oil (2.9%)
Other fuels (0.9%)
No fuel (0.6%)
Solar (0.3%)
Wood (0.3%)
Heating oil has become less popular in Ocean View. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 125 to 99, a 20.80% drop.
Ocean View Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 170 |
2012 | 161 |
2013 | 152 |
2014 | 195 |
2015 | 132 |
2016 | 99 |
2017 | 136 |
2018 | 125 |
2019 | 95 |
2020 | 71 |
2021 | 84 |
2022 | 99 |
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 786 to 791.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 524 to 1,283.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Ocean View. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 2,266 to 1,272, a 43.87% decrease.
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 Ocean View are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 33.33% decrease from 2018, when only 15 homes had installed active solar heating.
For Ocean View homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 3 heating oil companies that serve Ocean View 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 Ocean View. 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 Ocean View 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 Ocean View include George Sherman Corporation and Sherman Heating Oils and First Class HVAC.
Ocean View Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Ocean View: 3 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Ocean View: 18 miles
Average Number Of Ocean View Homes Served Per Company: 33 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Ocean View Oil Company: 13,350 gallons per year
Approximately 99 households in Ocean View, DE heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Ocean View, DE temperatures drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.
2% of Ocean View, DE Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter
Ocean View, DE Households | Ocean View, DE Heating Oil Households |
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3,422 | 99 |
3 Ocean View, DE Oil Companies Go the Distance
With 40,051 gallons of heating oil delivered to Ocean View, DE homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Ocean View, DE community relies on its 3 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 Ocean View, DE, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Salisbury, MD and Pbfenergy in Delaware City, DE. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Ocean View, DE.
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