Date	Price
12/23/2025	$3.194
12/22/2025	$3.191
12/21/2025	$3.194
12/20/2025	$3.208
12/19/2025	$3.208
12/18/2025	$3.208
12/17/2025	$3.217
12/16/2025	$2.799
12/15/2025	$2.799
12/14/2025	$2.799
12/13/2025	$3.253
12/12/2025	$3.252
12/11/2025	$3.253
12/10/2025	$3.260

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

Homeowners have a choice of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Madison, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of homeowners. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Madison households is Electricity, used by 1,365,710 homes (18%). The other homes are heated with Heating Oil (14%), Propane (5%), Other (1%), and Wood (1%).

Madison County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	54,345,995	3,852,351	15,152,300	12,150,215	1,528,832	49,551	965,942
2024	54,568,071	4,135,191	14,304,766	13,657,397	1,395,422	79,805	1,053,660
2023	54,602,419	4,386,014	13,489,574	15,145,446	1,265,719	107,463	1,131,873
2022	54,363,807	4,339,040	12,803,543	15,992,578	1,257,805	108,288	1,140,235
2021	54,061,475	4,114,307	12,000,235	16,632,522	1,324,256	95,189	1,095,930
2020	53,323,524	3,897,922	11,354,669	17,154,552	1,391,480	89,123	1,048,120
2019	52,462,179	3,661,802	10,730,044	17,860,046	1,474,191	79,739	1,002,000
2018	51,769,199	3,468,945	10,231,832	18,719,789	1,565,542	65,316	975,337
2017	51,058,554	3,343,718	9,951,967	19,572,893	1,642,923	54,401	975,306
2016	50,300,624	3,211,343	9,723,022	20,393,885	1,707,981	44,807	948,347
2015	49,678,528	3,073,822	9,410,192	21,345,530	1,750,824	35,228	904,279
2014	49,145,092	2,965,973	9,071,735	22,384,709	1,772,839	29,310	861,878
2013	48,519,646	2,875,722	8,724,939	23,380,223	1,770,703	26,140	819,051
2012	47,926,394	2,781,777	8,347,598	24,455,338	1,731,834	23,111	769,203
2011	47,264,555	2,714,802	8,011,428	25,566,431	1,655,190	20,508	741,884
2010	46,499,120	2,678,889	7,666,509	26,676,046	1,566,890	21,918	748,535

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Madison

Fuel oil has become less frequently used in Madison. In the 8 years since 2017, the number of families using heating oil dipped from 1,496,843 to 1,103,323, a 26% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Madison

Between 2017 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel increased from 294,973 to 377,922, a 28% change. Comparing 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel shot up from 4,339,349 to 4,725,574, a 9% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Madison

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Madison. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity increased from 867,925 to 1,365,710, a 57% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Madison

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all heating fuels. 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. Today, 16,434 homes in Madison are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 174% gain from 2017, when 5,988 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Madison County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Madison County homeowners purchased a total of 2 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Madison’s overall heating oil usage changes yearly as winter conditions change. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ boilers need to burn increasing amounts of fuel oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Madison was 26.9°F, which was 1°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Madison County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	30.2° F
2023 - 2024	30.1° F

Madison County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Madison families heating with oil, selecting which of the 9 heating oil companies that serve Madison plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 21 “full-service” oil companies that serve Madison. Full service companies such as Thermo Petroleum Products Inc or Broedel Fuel Group LLC offer homeowners annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s heating 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 families who are on a budget. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the number two heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. A few of the 2 Madison cash heating oil companies serving Madison include Jennison Fuels LLC and Nassimos Enterprises LLC.

Madison Number Two Heating Oil Company Fast Facts: Fuel oil Companies Serving Madison: 9 companies .
Average Number of Madison Households Served per Heating Oil company : 122591

Madison Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,103,323 residences in Madison heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Madison temperatures drop as low as 27° F each winter. 14% of Madison residences rely on heating oil delivery each winter.

7.03% of Madison County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Madison County Households	Madison County Heating Oil Households
15.6M	1.1M

115 Madison Number Two Heating Oil Companies You Can Bank On

With 664,748,714.28 gallons of heating oil delivered to Madison houses the last heating season, the Madison community looks to its 115 oil companies to keep warm throughout the winter. 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 Madison, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the number two heating oil to homes and businesses throughout Madison and the surrounding area.

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