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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Cape Cod, used by 62,395 or 62.83% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Cape Cod homeowners is heating oil, used by 21,024 homes (21.17%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (11,229), propane (4,339), wood (1,401), and other fuels (1,064).
Cape Cod Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Cape Cod Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 62,395 | 62.83% |
Heating Oil | 21,024 | 21.17% |
Electricity | 11,229 | 11.31% |
Propane | 4,339 | 4.37% |
Wood | 1,401 | 1.41% |
Other Fuels | 375 | 0.38% |
No Fuel | 321 | 0.32% |
Solar | 292 | 0.29% |
Coal | 76 | 0.08% |
Natural gas (62.83)
Heating oil (21.17)
Electricity (11.31)
Propane (4.37)
Wood (1.41)
Other fuels (0.38)
No fuel (0.32)
Solar (0.29)
Coal (0.08)
Heating oil has become less popular in Cape Cod. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 27,051 to 21,024, a 22.28% drop.
Cape Cod Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 29,024 |
2012 | 27,915 |
2013 | 27,051 |
2014 | 25,814 |
2015 | 25,256 |
2016 | 24,183 |
2017 | 23,375 |
2018 | 22,357 |
2019 | 21,889 |
2020 | 21,205 |
2021 | 20,709 |
2022 | 21,024 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,380 to 4,339.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 53,858 to 62,395.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Cape Cod. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 8,577 to 11,229, a 30.92% 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, 292 homes in Cape Cod are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2013, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Cape Cod homeowners purchased a total of 18 million gallons of heating oil.
Short Term Trends
Cape Cod’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 Cape Cod, the average outside temperature was 6.2° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Cape Cod Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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Winter 2022 - 2023 | 44.3° F |
Winter 2021 - 2022 | 38.1° F |
For Cape Cod homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 677 heating oil companies that serve Cape Cod 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 174 “full-service” oil companies that serve Cape Cod. Full service companies such as Cape Cod Biofuels Inc or Dunlap's Energy 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 Cape Cod 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 Cape Cod include Canal Fuel and COD Discount Fuel.
Cape Cod Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Cape Cod: 677 companies
Average Number Of Cape Cod Homes Served Per Company: 31 homes
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