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Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Winchester, used by 14,760 or 49.79% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Winchester homeowners is natural gas, used by 8,884 homes (29.97%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (2,305), heating oil (1,729), wood (1,522), and other fuels (1,037).
Winchester Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Winchester Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 14,760 | 49.79% |
Natural Gas | 8,884 | 29.97% |
Propane | 2,305 | 7.77% |
Heating Oil | 1,729 | 5.83% |
Wood | 1,522 | 5.13% |
Other Fuels | 677 | 2.28% |
No Fuel | 313 | 1.06% |
Coal | 47 | 0.16% |
Electricity (49.79)
Natural gas (29.97)
Propane (7.77)
Heating oil (5.83)
Wood (5.13)
Other fuels (2.28)
No fuel (1.06)
Coal (0.16)
Heating oil has become less popular in Winchester. In the 2 years since 2020, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,950 to 1,729, a 11.33% drop.
Winchester Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 2,860 |
2012 | 2,438 |
2013 | 2,194 |
2014 | 2,203 |
2015 | 2,270 |
2016 | 2,409 |
2017 | 2,446 |
2018 | 2,351 |
2019 | 2,036 |
2020 | 1,950 |
2021 | 1,817 |
2022 | 1,729 |
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,735 to 2,305.
Between 2020 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 8,400 to 8,884.
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Winchester. Since 2020, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 13,886 to 14,760, a 6.29% 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.
Homeowners in Winchester have not yet adopted solar heating.