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Company Name | Heating Oil Delivery | Boiler & Furnace Repair |
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Ravenna Oil Company Inc | Yes | No |
MCINTOSH OIL CO | Yes | No |
Cuyahoga Landmark Inc | Yes | No |
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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Akron, used by 92,890 or 81.81% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Akron homeowners is electricity, used by 17,817 homes (15.69%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (1,778), no fuel (912), other fuels (615), and other fuels (522).
Akron Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Akron Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 92,890 | 81.81% |
Electricity | 17,817 | 15.69% |
Propane | 1,778 | 1.57% |
No Fuel | 912 | 0.80% |
Other Fuels | 615 | 0.54% |
Heating Oil | 304 | 0.27% |
Wood | 218 | 0.19% |
Natural gas (81.81)
Electricity (15.69)
Propane (1.57)
No fuel (0.80)
Other fuels (0.54)
Heating oil (0.27)
Wood (0.19)
Heating oil has become less popular in Akron. In the 6 years since 2016, the number of heating oil homes fell from 656 to 304, a 53.66% drop.
Akron Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 783 |
2012 | 706 |
2013 | 699 |
2014 | 731 |
2015 | 655 |
2016 | 656 |
2017 | 528 |
2018 | 461 |
2019 | 423 |
2020 | 375 |
2021 | 316 |
2022 | 304 |
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,077 to 1,778.
Between 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 100,786 to 92,890.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Akron. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 10,359 to 17,817, a 72.00% 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.
Homeowners in Akron have not yet adopted solar heating.