Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Coos County, used by 224,725 or 41.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Coos County homeowners is natural gas, used by 117,536 homes (21.62%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (100,624), electricity (57,780), wood (35,074), and other fuels (16,939).
Coos County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Coos County Households | % of Households |
---|---|---|
Heating Oil | 224,725 | 41.34% |
Natural Gas | 117,536 | 21.62% |
Propane | 100,624 | 18.51% |
Electricity | 57,780 | 10.63% |
Wood | 35,074 | 6.45% |
Other Fuels | 10,355 | 1.90% |
No Fuel | 5,272 | 0.97% |
Solar | 690 | 0.13% |
Coal | 622 | 0.11% |
Heating oil (41.34)
Natural gas (21.62)
Propane (18.51)
Electricity (10.63)
Wood (6.45)
Other fuels (1.90)
No fuel (0.97)
Solar (0.13)
Coal (0.11)
Heating oil has become less popular in Coos County. In the 9 years since 2013, the number of heating oil homes fell from 251,497 to 224,725, a 10.65% drop.
Coos County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
---|---|
2011 | 262,755 |
2012 | 257,827 |
2013 | 251,497 |
2014 | 245,025 |
2015 | 241,293 |
2016 | 236,690 |
2017 | 234,647 |
2018 | 233,209 |
2019 | 233,052 |
2020 | 232,901 |
2021 | 228,197 |
2022 | 224,725 |
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 72,124 to 100,624.
Between 2013 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 101,980 to 117,536.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Coos County. Since 2013, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 40,941 to 57,780, a 41.13% 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, 690 homes in Coos County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 136.30% increase from 2013, when only 292 homes had installed active solar heating.