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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Bob Willey & Sons Inc | Yes | No |
Wilson Baker Inc | Yes | No |
Baker Petroleum | Yes | No |
Liberty Propane | Yes | No |
First Class HVAC | Yes | No |
PepUp | Yes | No |
George Sherman Corporation and Sherman Heating Oils | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Lewes, used by 6,537 or 47.76% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Lewes homeowners is natural gas, used by 4,032 homes (29.46%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (2,467), heating oil (412), other fuels (152), and other fuels (180).
Lewes Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Lewes Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 6,537 | 47.76% |
Natural Gas | 4,032 | 29.46% |
Propane | 2,467 | 18.02% |
Heating Oil | 412 | 3.01% |
Other Fuels | 152 | 1.11% |
Solar | 90 | 0.66% |
Wood | 69 | 0.50% |
No Fuel | 19 | 0.14% |
Coal | 2 | 0.01% |
Electricity (47.76)
Natural gas (29.46)
Propane (18.02)
Heating oil (3.01)
Other fuels (1.11)
Solar (0.66)
Wood (0.50)
No fuel (0.14)
Coal (0.01)
Heating oil has become less popular in Lewes. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 898 to 412, a 54.12% drop.
Lewes Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 1,128 |
2012 | 1,021 |
2013 | 982 |
2014 | 898 |
2015 | 854 |
2016 | 740 |
2017 | 709 |
2018 | 723 |
2019 | 690 |
2020 | 495 |
2021 | 452 |
2022 | 412 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel fell from 2,914 to 2,467.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel fell from 1,481 to 4,032.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Lewes. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 3,956 to 6,537, a 65.24% 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, 90 homes in Lewes are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 718.18% increase from 2014, when only 11 homes had installed active solar heating.