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Heating Fuel Prices

Connecticut Heating Oil Prices in 2016

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016

Last updated

Average
$2.377
High
$2.746
Dec 26
Low
$2.132
Jan 25
Against 2015
Down −$0.412 (−14.8%)
change in average

In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Connecticut. They averaged $2.377 a gallon, from a low of $2.132 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.746 on December 26, 2016.

The average was 14.8% below 2015’s $2.789.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Connecticut values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Connecticut heating oil prices in 2016Connecticut heating oil in 2016: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016, highest $2.746 on Dec 26, 2016, lowest $2.132 on Jan 25, 2016.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2016

Connecticut heating oil prices by month, 2016, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.282Jan 11 $2.249Jan 18 $2.185Jan 25 $2.132$2.212
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.134Feb 8 $2.168Feb 15 $2.190Feb 22 $2.192Feb 29 $2.209$2.179
MarchMar 7 $2.199Mar 14 $2.237Mar 21 $2.238Mar 28 $2.233$2.227
OctoberOct 3 $2.390Oct 10 $2.449Oct 17 $2.503Oct 24 $2.511Oct 31 $2.514$2.473
NovemberNov 7 $2.530Nov 14 $2.526Nov 21 $2.517Nov 28 $2.512$2.521
DecemberDec 5 $2.608Dec 12 $2.634Dec 19 $2.713Dec 26 $2.746$2.675

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Connecticut, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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