Date	Price
01/01/2026	$2.890
12/31/2025	$2.900
12/30/2025	$2.900
12/29/2025	$2.900
12/28/2025	$2.900
12/25/2025	$2.900
12/24/2025	$2.900
12/23/2025	$2.900
12/22/2025	$2.900
12/21/2025	$2.900
12/18/2025	$2.900
12/17/2025	$2.900
12/16/2025	$2.870
12/15/2025	$2.870
12/14/2025	$2.870
12/11/2025	$2.870
12/10/2025	$2.950
12/09/2025	$2.850
12/08/2025	$2.960
12/07/2025	$2.850
12/04/2025	$2.850
12/03/2025	$2.850
12/02/2025	$2.950
12/01/2025	$2.950
11/30/2025	$2.950
11/27/2025	$2.950
11/26/2025	$2.950
11/25/2025	$2.950
11/24/2025	$2.950
11/23/2025	$2.950

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: New Jersey Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Families have a variety of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in New Jersey, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of residents. The next most popular primary heating fuel for New Jersey families is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The other homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in New Jersey

Number two heating oil has become losing popularity in New Jersey. In the 11 years since 2014, the number of residents using oil declined from 309,236 to 185,324, a 40% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in New Jersey

Between 2014 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 62,396 to 70,406, a 13% change. Comparing 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 2,393,423 to 2,627,206, a 10% change.

Electricity use for home heating in New Jersey

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in New Jersey. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 384,329 to 617,773, a 61% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in New Jersey

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. As it stands today, 11,798 homes in New Jersey are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 575% gain from 2014, when 1,748 homes used active solar heating.

New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For New Jersey homes heating with oil, choosing which of the 57 heating oil companies that serve New Jersey is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who can afford a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 6 “full-service” oil companies that serve New Jersey. Full service companies such as Lawes Home Comfort or Globe Petroleum offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The household does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for clients who are budget-conscious. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Examples of 2 New Jersey cash heating oil companies serving New Jersey include Jacquar Fuel Oil and Globe Discount.

New Jersey Fuel Oil Company Fast Facts: Fuel oil Companies Serving New Jersey: 57 companies .
Average Number of New Jersey Households Served per Heating Oil company : 4533

New Jersey Heating Oil Delivery Overview

185,324 families in New Jersey heat their homes with oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when New Jersey temperatures drop as low as 28.8° F each winter. 5% of New Jersey residences are reliant on number two heating oil delivery each winter.

7% of New Jersey Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

New Jersey Households	New Jersey Heating Oil Households
3.5M	258,381

57 New Jersey Oil Companies Go The Distance

With 169,797,916.341 gallons of heating oil delivered to New Jersey families during this past winter, the New Jersey community depends on its 57 oil companies to keep their oil tanks full. Oil delivery can be summed up in two steps: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of New Jersey, two of the closest terminals are Sunoco in Linden, NJ and Sunoco in Linden, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the number two heating oil to residences and companies throughout New Jersey and the surrounding region.

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