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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Mid Coast Maine, used by 38,912 or 59.26% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Mid Coast Maine homeowners is propane, used by 11,181 homes (17.03%). The remaining homes are heated with wood (8,428), electricity (5,407), natural gas (1,508), and other fuels (1,697).
Mid Coast Maine Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Mid Coast Maine Households | % of Households |
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Heating Oil | 38,912 | 59.26% |
Propane | 11,181 | 17.03% |
Wood | 8,428 | 12.84% |
Electricity | 5,407 | 8.23% |
Natural Gas | 1,508 | 2.30% |
Other Fuels | 948 | 1.44% |
Solar | 475 | 0.72% |
No Fuel | 144 | 0.22% |
Coal | 130 | 0.20% |
Heating oil (59.26)
Propane (17.03)
Wood (12.84)
Electricity (8.23)
Natural gas (2.30)
Other fuels (1.44)
Solar (0.72)
No fuel (0.22)
Coal (0.20)
Heating oil has become less popular in Mid Coast Maine. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 40,889 to 38,912, a 4.84% drop.
Mid Coast Maine Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 44,292 |
2012 | 43,587 |
2013 | 42,646 |
2014 | 41,497 |
2015 | 40,889 |
2016 | 40,739 |
2017 | 40,432 |
2018 | 40,513 |
2019 | 40,570 |
2020 | 40,522 |
2021 | 39,520 |
2022 | 38,912 |
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 6,806 to 11,181.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 818 to 1,508.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Mid Coast Maine. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 3,057 to 5,407, a 76.87% 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, 475 homes in Mid Coast Maine are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 274.02% increase from 2015, when only 127 homes had installed active solar heating.
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