Lamoille County’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 Lamoille County, the average outside temperature was 16.1° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Lamoille County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	33.6° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	17.5° F

Lamoille County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

4,319 households in Lamoille County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Lamoille County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

39% of Lamoille County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Lamoille County Households	Lamoille County Heating Oil Households
10,956	4,319

59 Lamoille County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 4 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Lamoille County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Lamoille County community relies on its 59 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 Lamoille County, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in So. Portland, ME and Buckeye in South Portland, ME. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Lamoille County.