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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Cape Cod, used by 62,395 or 62.32% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Cape Cod homeowners is heating oil, used by 21,345 homes (21.32%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (11,229), propane (4,874), wood (1,401), and other fuels (1,076).
Cape Cod Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Cape Cod Households | % of Households |
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Natural Gas | 62,395 | 62.32% |
Heating Oil | 21,345 | 21.32% |
Electricity | 11,229 | 11.21% |
Propane | 4,874 | 4.87% |
Wood | 1,401 | 1.40% |
Other Fuels | 375 | 0.37% |
No Fuel | 321 | 0.32% |
Solar | 304 | 0.30% |
Coal | 76 | 0.08% |
Natural gas (62.32)
Heating oil (21.32)
Electricity (11.21)
Propane (4.87)
Wood (1.40)
Other fuels (0.37)
No fuel (0.32)
Solar (0.30)
Coal (0.08)
Heating oil has become less popular in Cape Cod. In the 8 years since 2014, the number of heating oil homes fell from 26,126 to 21,345, a 18.30% drop.
Cape Cod Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 29,342 |
2012 | 28,160 |
2013 | 27,325 |
2014 | 26,126 |
2015 | 25,543 |
2016 | 24,413 |
2017 | 23,593 |
2018 | 22,507 |
2019 | 22,021 |
2020 | 21,328 |
2021 | 20,908 |
2022 | 21,345 |
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,402 to 4,874.
Between 2014 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 53,658 to 62,395.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Cape Cod. Since 2014, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 9,101 to 11,229, a 23.38% 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, 304 homes in Cape Cod are heated with active solar arrays. This is a Infinity% increase from 2014, when only 0 homes had installed active solar heating.
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