Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Grafton County, used by 224,725 or 41.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Grafton 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).
Grafton County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Grafton 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 Grafton County. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 233,209 to 224,725, a 3.64% drop.
Grafton 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 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 82,756 to 100,624.
Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 108,049 to 117,536.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Grafton County. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 48,201 to 57,780, a 19.87% 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, 690 homes in Grafton County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 37.72% increase from 2018, when only 501 homes had installed active solar heating.