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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair | Company | Based in | Heating Repair Available |
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American Fuel Oil Co Inc | Yes | Yes | Coventry | Yes | |
Yankee Oil Inc | Yes | Yes | Mansfield Center | Yes | |
Brunelli Energy LLC | Yes | Yes | Bozrah | Yes | |
Didato's Oil Service | Yes | Yes | Middletown | Yes | |
Higganum Heating | Yes | Yes | Middletown | Yes | |
Tommy's Oil | Yes | Yes | Glastonbury | Yes | |
Reliable Energy Of Colchester LLC | Yes | Yes | Portland | Yes | |
Connecticut Oil Company | Yes | Yes | Middletown | Yes | |
Bc Heating & Cooling LLC | Yes | Yes | Bozrah | Yes | |
Affordable Fuel Co LLC | Yes | Yes | Coventry | Yes | |
Benders Oil Service | Yes | Yes | Lebanon | Yes | |
Cromwell Energy | Yes | Yes | Cromwell | Yes | |
Daniels Oil Co | Yes | Yes | Portland | Yes | |
Mayday Oil LLC | Yes | No | North Franklin | No | |
Citizen's Oil Coop Inc | Yes | No | West Hartford | No | |
S & S Oil Co Inc | Yes | No | Manchester | No | |
Asi Oil LLC | Yes | No | Norwich | No | |
Scott Energy Of Ct LLC | Yes | No | Moodus | No | |
Crown Oil | Yes | No | Portland | No | |
Peterson Oil Company | Yes | No | Portland | No | |
River Valley Propane Inc | Yes | No | Middletown | No | |
Prime Propane | Yes | No | Manchester | No | |
B & B Petroleum Inc | Yes | No | Portland | No | |
CSB Inc | Yes | No | Portland | No |
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Gas Station Name | Address |
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Buckeye Terminals | 50 Burbank Road, Wethersfield, CT, 06109 |
Sprague W | 195 Armory St., Springfield, MA, 01105 |
Buckeye Pipeline Co | 145 Albany Street, Springfield, MA, 01105 |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Colchester, used by 4,518 or 72.18% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Colchester homeowners is propane, used by 748 homes (11.95%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (533), wood (182), natural gas (125), and other fuels (149).
Colchester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Colchester Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 4,518 | 72.18% |
Propane | 748 | 11.95% |
Electricity | 533 | 8.52% |
Wood | 182 | 2.91% |
Natural Gas | 125 | 2.00% |
Other Fuels | 124 | 1.98% |
No Fuel | 18 | 0.29% |
Solar | 7 | 0.11% |
Heating oil (72.18)
Propane (11.95)
Electricity (8.52)
Wood (2.91)
Natural gas (2.00)
Other fuels (1.98)
No fuel (0.29)
Solar (0.11)
Heating oil has become more popular in Colchester. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes rose from 4,265 to 4,518, a 5.93% lift.
Colchester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 4,477 |
2012 | 4,445 |
2013 | 4,265 |
2014 | 4,075 |
2015 | 3,974 |
2016 | 3,972 |
2017 | 4,101 |
2018 | 4,142 |
2019 | 4,072 |
2020 | 4,365 |
2021 | 4,441 |
2022 | 4,518 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 492 to 748.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 80 to 125.
Electric space heating systems are becoming drop popular in Colchester. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity fell from 680 to 533, a 21.62% 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, 7 homes in Colchester are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2013, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
Last year, Colchester homeowners purchased a total of 3 million gallons of heating oil. Out of the 269 towns in Connecticut, Colchester ranks 37th for home heating oil consumption.
Country-wide, Colchester ranks 132nd out of 29,620 towns in America for heating oil consumption.
Short Term Trends
Colchester’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 Colchester, the average outside temperature was 8.5° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Colchester Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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Winter 2022 - 2023 | 45.5° F |
Winter 2021 - 2022 | 37° F |
For Colchester homeowners heating with oil, selecting which of the 103 heating oil companies that serve Colchester 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 34 “full-service” oil companies that serve Colchester. Full service companies such as Didato's Oil Service or Higganum Heating 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 Colchester 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 Colchester include Asi Oil LLC and Scott Energy Of Ct LLC.
Colchester Heating Oil Company Fast Facts
Heating Oil Companies Serving Colchester: 103 companies
Average Distance From Oil Company to Colchester: 18 miles
Average Number Of Colchester Homes Served Per Company: 43 homes
Average Gallons Delivered per Colchester Oil Company: 32,288 gallons per year