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Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Sullivan County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Heating oil is the most popular choice in Sullivan County, used by 224,725 or 41.34% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Sullivan 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).

Sullivan County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

Fuel	Sullivan 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)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Sullivan County

Heating oil has become less popular in Sullivan County. In the 3 years since 2019, the number of heating oil homes fell from 233,052 to 224,725, a 3.57% drop.

Sullivan 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

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Sullivan County

Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 86,357 to 100,624.

Between 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 110,046 to 117,536.

Electricity use for home heating in Sullivan County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Sullivan County. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 49,776 to 57,780, a 16.08% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Sullivan County

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 Sullivan County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 26.14% increase from 2019, when only 547 homes had installed active solar heating.